Vocabulary
Another name for the central thought in a text
Main Idea
comparison of two dissimilar things
Metaphor
Restatement of the main points & key ideas
Summary
The opening portion of an essay
Introduction
The date you are taking the FSA Reading Test
May 3rd & 4th
Lacking control; drifting
Adrift
a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis
Repetition
An author's main idea
Central Idea
The ending of an essay
Conclusion
Ethics, Credibility, Credentials & Trustworthy
Ethos
To cause the end or death
Claimed
human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea
Personification
Reasonable conclusion based on evidence & prior background knowledge
Inference
What the middle paragraphs are called
Body
persuading by appealing to the emotions
Pathos
Long narrow depression in the ocean floor
Trench
repetition of a series of related words, phrases or clauses; the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter
Parallelism
Helps an author support the central idea
Key Details
Generally the first sentence of an essay
Hook
Logic, reason, facts
Logos
To offset the effects of something
Compensate
the repetition of a single letter used to create an effect
Alliteration
Directly stated by an author
Explicit Evidence
What two things every body needs-both start with an "E"
Evidence & Elaboration
a great exaggeration used to make a point
Hyperbole