figurative lang.
A comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as.
What is Metaphor?
A text that usually contains stats, charts, graphs, etc.
What is Informational text?
The way the author organizes or builds the story.
What is Authors Craft?
Persuasive techniques used by the author to influence the readers emotions.
What is Ethos, Pathos and Logos?
When you carefully examine a text or passage to understand its meaning, structure, and techniques.
Analyze
A brief, indirect reference to something or someone well-known (history, literature, etc.).
What is Allusion?
A text that does NOT require a thesis statement but should contain a guiding focus.
What is a Narrative?
How the author feels about their subject emotionally.
What is tone?
The Authors uses techniques like ___________ and ___________ to enhance their communication and persuasiveness upon the reader.
Rhetorical Devices and Rhetorical Appeals.
The most important thing that the author wants you to know in a passage/ what the text is mainly about.
What is central idea?
A statement that minimizes the importance of something.
What is understatement?
The three common purposes an author can have are....
Inform, Persuade, and Entertain
A __________ statement should be universal and apply to everyone.
Chronological order, compare and contrast, problem and solution, etc.
Text Structure
Analyzing your knowledge about characters, themes, plot and style to craft information about its effect.
An indirect way to say something that could be offensive or harsh.
What is Euphemism?
The ________ explains why your claim is more logical than the ___________.
What is Rebuttal and counterclaim?
A person, place, thing, or event stands for or represents an idea.
What is Symbolism?
Syntax
Highlighting differences between two or more characters, elements, or any ideas within a text.
Contrast
_________ is the repetition of words at the end of a line and ________ is the repetition of words at the start of a line.
What is Epistrophe and Anaphora?
The main/central idea of your essay that contains what your essay will be about.
What Is Thesis Statement?
The authors choice of words/phrases within their writing.
what is diction?
Putting 2 contrasting things together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising and unexpected.
What is Juxtaposition?
Using evidence within a text/story to anticipate future events or character actions.
Predict