Claim Crafting
This is the central argument or main point an author wants to communicate in an essay or text.
Thesis
Making notes on a text to better understand it.
Annotation
The literal dictionary meaning of a word.
Denotation
A type of poetry that reflects natural speech without rhyming lines.
Blank verse
A group of words containing a subject and verb that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Dependent clause
A statement that makes a broad, unsupported generalization about a group or situation.
Overgeneralization
The specific information used to support a claim in an argument.
Supporting evidence OR quote
The emotional or cultural meaning associated with a word beyond its literal definition.
Connotation
A line of poetry that completes a sentence at the end of the line.
End-stopped line
A group of words containing a subject and verb that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Independent clause
The specific perspective or stance an author takes when presenting an argument.
Author’s voice
A concise restatement of the key points of a text in your own words.
Summary
A piece of literature or poetry that is making a reference without mentioning the reference by name.
Allusion
A poetic technique where a line continues without a pause into the next line.
Enjambment
The underlying message or central idea that goes beyond the plot.
Theme
A claim based on personal feelings/opinions
Subjective claim
A method of citing a source within an academic paper.
Text citation
A type of Shakespearean play that incorporates elements of both comedy and tragedy.
Romance
A pair of lines that have the same meter and end in words that rhyme
Couplet
A concise summary that captures the main ideas without personal interpretation.
Objective claim
The emotional quality or attitude conveyed by an author's word choice.
Tone
A type of essay where the writer uses text evidence to convince the reader of something.
Argument
Language that goes beyond literal meaning, using comparisons and imaginative expressions.
Figurative language
A group of lines separated by a space in a poem
Stanza
Two sentences that come after a quote in an essay body paragraph.
Analysis