How Long 'Til Black Future Month
A nameless protagonist becomes the caretaker or "midwife" of the city.
A City Born Great
The literal or explicit meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol
Denotative
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Symbolism.
Along with Authority, this is the other "A" word in CRAAP.
Accuracy.
This is defined as the art of persuasion.
On a dark, cold night, as Franca chases her incompetent assistants out of the restaurant for ruining the caponata soup, she runs into a mysterious older man.
L’Alchimista
A cultural movement and aesthetic that explores the intersection of the African diaspora with science, technology, and speculative fiction.
Afrofuturism
The simulation of human wisdom in machines, enabling them to perform tasks.
AI
This website address almost always assures that you are looking at a reliable source.
.edu
This language attempts to compare and contrast the opinions of various authors in similar discourse communities.
Synthesis.
Graduation comes with a choice in this story about the burden of success.
Valedictorian
A coming of age story.
Bildungsroman.
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing.
Tone.
This brief overview of an academic article is placed at the beginning of longer works.
An Abstract
This is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of your paper.
Thesis Statement
A security guard diligently watches monitors; one day, he sees a woman in gray dancing
The Elevator Dancer
The structure of a story, including its beginning, middle, and end.
Story Arc
A folklore genre of short story, often with magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings, typically passed down through oral tradition.
Fairytale.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This is the name of the librarian that helped us out the most during this semester.
Ben Richards
Along with Ethos and Pathos, this completes the rhetorical triangle.
Logos.
Life's menu is full of choices for this unhappy ex-husband.
Cuisine Des Memories
A genre of literature and other creative works that explores the impact of climate change on society.
Cli-Fi
A fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig.
Shrek.
No, not a trendy clothing brand, this Ancient Greek philosopher coined the terms pathos, ethos and logos.
Aristotle
This is the act of breaking down the whole into pieces for the purpose of examination.
Analysis.