The writer’s position on an issue in an argument text.
What is a "claim"?
100
A lesson taught in a literary work, such as a fable. For example, "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched".
What is a "moral"?
100
The words and sentences that surround vocabulary words, often gives clues to the word's meaning. This can also add shades of meaning to a word.
What is "context"?
100
A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects. Uses a variety of sound devices, imagery, and figurative language to express emotions and ideas.
What is "poetry"?
100
The point of maximum interest or tension. Usually a turning point in the story, which occurs after the reader has understood the conflict and become emotionally involved with the characters.
What is the "climax"?
200
Declarations made to justify an action, a decision, or a belief.
What are "reasons"?
200
This is an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
What is an "allusion"?
200
This is a technique in which a sound, word, or phrase is written again for emphasis or unity.
What is "repetition"?
200
A form of autobiographical writing in which a writer
shares his or her personal experiences and
observations of significant events or people.
Often informal or even intimate in tone.
What is a "memoir"?
200
The individuals who participate in the action of a literary work. They develop and change over time; and they usually have motivations, or reasons, for their behaviors.
What are "characters"?
300
The specific references, quotations, facts, examples, and opinions that support a claim. This may also consist of statistics, reports of personal experience, or the views of experts.
What is "evidence"?
300
This is a message in literature that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location. It is a generalization about life or human nature.
What is a "universal theme"?
300
The use of similar grammatical forms to express ideas that are related or equal in importance.
What is "parallel" writing?
300
Literature in which plots and characters are developed through dialogue and action; in other words, it is literature in play form and is meant to be performed
What is "drama"?
300
A struggle between opposing forces. May involve a character pitted against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character, or occurs within a character.
What is "conflict"?
400
Any material that serves to prove a claim. In an argument, this consists of both reasons and evidence.
What is "support"?
400
A writer’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story. Creates suspense, mystery, and surprise, and makes readers eager to find out what will happen.
What is "foreshadowing"?
400
This is the literary technique used by writers to show rather than tell the reader about a character.
What is an "indirect characterization"?
400
Prose writing that consists of imaginary elements. Although it can be inspired by actual events and real people, it usually springs from writers' imaginations.
What is "fiction"?
400
The stage in a plot in which the conflict develops and story events build toward a climax.
What is "rising action"?
500
This is an argument against a position. A good argument anticipates the opposition’s objections and attempts to disprove or answer them.
What is a "counterargument"?
500
A person, a place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself. For example, a flag is a colored piece of cloth that stands for a country.
What is a "symbol"?
500
A form of language that is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group.
What is "dialect"?
500
A traditional story, usually concerning some superhuman being or unlikely event, that was once widely believed to be true. For some peoples, these were both a kind of science and a religion.
What is "myth"?
500
Follows the climax. Tension eases but the final outcome of the story is not yet fully worked out.