unit 1
to restate the text in your own words
paraphase
word choice
diction
the narrators view and understanding of the world
perspective
applies to people of all times and places
universal
friendly exchange between speakers
dialogue
the intended reader
audience
a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
personification
details the writer provides to explain and develope the central idea
supporting deatails
plot devices- such as flashback- may interrupt the chronological order of the plot
non-liner-plot
illustrate important ideas or information
examples
means after death
postnumous
a fictional narrative that is composed of series of connected events
the main reason for writing the text
pourpose
emotional quality
mood
conflict ends
resolution
related items set vertically; may be numbered or bulleted
list
repetition of the initial cosonant sound in nearby syllables
alliteration
mixing or sound from tow sources
stereo
the central message or insight of the text
theme
latin root "hand"
man
the word or words the pronoun replaces
actecedent
the Latin root meaning "see" or "look"
spect
a reference
allusion
the central idea of the text
main idea
a word that takes place of a noun
pronoun