Research
A source with first hand information
Primary Source
Where and when something takes place
Setting
A position you make an argument about
Claim
Comparison using like or as that is used to make a point
Simile
Words that are the sounds they descrive (POW, buzz)
Onomatopoeia
A source written by someone outside of a situation or by an observer
Secondary Source
The feeling an author wants you to feel when reading their story
Mood
Information used to strengthen your claim
Evidence
Repeating words or phrases to make them more memorable
repetition
A comparison on which a person, place, or object is compared to an unlike thing
Metaphor
Obvious favoring of one side of an argument
Bias
Hints in a story about what will happen later
Foreshadowing
Introduced an opposing view point as part of your argumentative writing
Counter Claim
Downplaying a situation to make it seem less important
Understatement
Applying human qualities to non-human things
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(Signaling Phrase(title) page number)
When a story shifts to discuss events that have already happened
flashback
Aristotle's Appeals
Repeated grammatical structure to show words are of equal importance
Parallel Structure
Reoccurring images, themes, objects, or events in a narrative
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MLA Style
What the author hopes to accomplish by writing
Author's Purpose
Strategies used or tools used to enhance delivery of an argument
Rhetorical Technique
Exaggeration or added emphasis on a situation to make it seem more important
Overstatement
Relating to themes or to ideas that extend out of the text
Literary Significance