What's in a Name?
What term refers to both the social and historical context in which an event takes place?
Setting
His windowless concrete cell, which he shared with another inmate, measured five by nine feet. If he extended his arms, he could touch the wall of either side of him.
"The Innocent Man"
At first, Eric was oblivious to his surroundings. He raced his Matchbox cars along the plastic tabletops in the visitation area, mimicking the sounds of a revving engine.
Characterization
What line in the essay states its main idea or perspective on a topic?
In literary work, a ___________ may be either dynamic or static, flat or round.
Character
Their narrow, dirt-floored room doubled as Dakota's Combat Operations Center, the COC, which was really just a computer and two radios resting on a piece of plywood at the room's far end, everything coated in a layer of dirt as fine as talcum powder.
"The Living and the Dead"
And yet, I will tell you, what I feel most intensely when I sit by my mother's bed is a crushing sense of guilt for keeping her alive.
Point of view
What is the name of the line that states the main idea of a paragraph?
Topic sentence
A plot that appears to begin in the middle of events is referred to by what Latin term?
in media res
This is the woman, or what is left of this woman, who now resides in a studio apartment in one of those new boxy buildings that dot the Upper West Side--a kind of pre-coffin, if you will.
"A Life Worth Ending"
Make no mistake, the purpose of long-term-care insurance is to help finance some of the greatest misery and suffering human beings have yet devised.
Theme
Phrases such as "One example" and "in addition to A" are called by what name?
Transitions
What term refers to the perspective from which a piece of writing is narrated?
Point of view
In the dream, she is hovering close to him, and they are on 110th Street, close to the Harlem Meer, at the northeast corner of Central Park.
"Over the Wall"
Part I
I.
On April 12, 1987, Michael Morton sat down to write a letter. "Your honor," he began, "I'm sure you remember me. I was convicted of murder, in your court, in February of this year.
Plot- in media res
What is the term that applies when an essay sticks to its stated topic, never wavering from its main idea?
Essay unity
Diction, syntax, and narrative modes (description, reflection, dialogue) comprise what literary element?
Style
Austin was seen as morally permissive, a refuge for dope smoking and liberal politics that Williamson County, which prided itself on its law-and-order reputation, stood against.
"The Innocent Man"
When Michael and Christine bought the house on Hazelhurst Drive, in 1985, northwest Austin had not yet been bisected by toll roads or swallowed up by miles of unbroken suburban sprawl.
Flashback
What term is used to describe paragraphs and essays that seem to flow together seamlessly. The whole piece has logical organization and makes sense.
Coherence