Essay Terms
The other side’s argument
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A Concession
A list of sources you used in an essay
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A Works Cited
The use of objects to represent ideas or qualities
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Symbolism
A person, place, thing, or idea
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A Noun
Modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
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An Adverb
The statement you are trying to prove
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A Thesis
Citations that are found after direct quotes or paraphrases within the essay
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In-text Citations
the use of similar verbal constructions in poetry
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Parallelism
An abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption.
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An Interjection
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A Verb
Material from outside sources that supports your argument
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Evidence
Comparing objects to humans by giving objects human-like abilities.
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Personification
Central idea in a work of literature
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Theme
Replaces a noun
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A Pronoun
Connects phrases and clauses
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A Conjunction
The support for your argument
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Reasons
A word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning.
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Idiom
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
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Allusion
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An Adjective
The CONJUNCTION IS: I bought this shirt so I could wear it to work.
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so
Explaining how your evidence supports your thesis
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Reasoning
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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Alliteration
A set of 5 iambs in one line of poetry.
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Iambic Pentameter
Shows relationships between one or more words in a sentence.
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Preposition
The PREPOSITON IS: She swears that her book was under her chair.
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Under