______ is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
What is figurative language
100
__________ is being good at convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation
What is persuasive
100
__________ are a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
What is quotations
100
______ is the author's attitude toward the topic. The author's attitude is expressed through the words and details he or she selects.
What is tone
200
quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in scholarly work
What is cite
200
______ is following the words of the original very closely and exactly
What is literal language
200
The ___ is the main events of a play, novel, movie or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
What is plot
200
__________ is the act of editing, correcting, amending or altering something.
What is revising
200
_______ are words and phrases which provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs.
What is transitions
300
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
What is dialogue
300
_______ is a dramatic form characterized by excessive sentiment, exaggerated emotion, sensational and thrilling action, and an artificially happy ending
What is melodramatic
300
The _________ is the narrator’s position in relation to the story being told. (in fictional writing)
What is point of view
300
______ is the use of language or other facets of storytelling that appeal to the senses of a reader or audience, usually through descriptions of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings.
What is imagery
300
________ is when something is able to be reached, entered, or attained.
What is accessible
400
proof
What is evidence
400
__________ is a story or account of events and/or experiences, whether true or fiction.
What is narrative
400
A ________ is the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel, or any other story. The protagonist is sometimes called the hero.
What is protagonist
400
_________ refers to images within an artistic work, often including novels, poems, films, and other works, which are symbolic in nature.
What is symbolic imagery
400
To ______ means accomplish or bring about.
What is achieve
500
only a part of a story or book
What is excerpt
500
BONUS: 1. ______ is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared WITHOUT using like or as.
2. ______ is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using LIKE or AS.
What is 1. metaphor 2. simile
500
An ________ is a character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist, or main character. The antagonist is sometimes referred to as the enemy or bad guy.
What is antagonist
500
The _____________ is that sentence or two in your text that contains the focus of your essay and tells your reader what the essay is going to be about.