Writing
The main argument of an entire essay
Thesis Statement
Strong emotional/biased words used to influence readers' feelings
Charged Language
When two or more characters talk to each other
Dialogue
This suffix can be added to the end of a verb (action word) to change it into a noun (person, place, or thing)
-tion
The individual lines of a poem
Lines
The first sentence of an argument
It answers the prompt and says what you want to prove
Claim
The words authors use or the way people talk
Diction
1. A story that goes from beginning to end
2. A story that is told out of order (flashbacks or frames are common in these types of stories)
1. Linear Narrative
2. Non-Linear Narrative
Strategies people use when arguing or speaking to make people remember things they said, or to argue better
Rhetorical Devices
Making sure nouns and their pronouns are always both singular or both plural
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Facts or data that prove a claim
Evidence
The structure of sentences
What order are they in, punctuation, and how long or short they are
Syntax
The atmosphere or vibe of the story or moment, the way it makes you feel
Mood
A question asked to show the speaker's feelings/make you think, NOT to get an answer
Rhetorical Question
Using the same pattern in one or multiple sentences
Parallelism
The connection between claims and evidence
Reasoning
A character's inner thoughts
Internal Monologue
When the author tells you what a character is like
Direct Characterization
The feelings or ideas associated with the word
Connotation
1. Used to introduce a list, a quotation, or a sentence that summarizes or explains the sentence before it
2. Used to indicate an abrupt change of thought or dramatic interruption
3. Used to join two full sentences
1. Colon (:)
2. Dash (-)
3. Semicolon (;)
Why did the author write this?
The message is the main point or idea of the thing they wrote
Author's Purpose
Ways to make the reader "see what you want them to see"
May be called a participle phrase
Description
When the author gives you clues about what the character is like
Indirect characterization
Groups of lines in poems, they are like paragraphs
Stanzas
The basic meaning of a word
Denotation