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Lit Devices
Grammar
Academic Vocab
Writing
Lit Devices
100
A person, place or thing that stands for something more than itself
What is SYMBOL
100
The (counsel, council) voted three to one to pass the ballot
What is council
100
This is the main idea
What is Central Idea
100
This narrator refers to all characters as he, she and they
What is Third Person point of view
100
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot
What is Foreshadowing
200
The attitude that the writer takes toward the subject, the characters in it or the audience
What is TONE
200
If you are (adverse, averse) to risk, do not invest in tech stocks.
What is averse
200
A reference to a source that provides enough information for a reader to retrieve that source
What is Citation
200
( page number and author's last name)
What is MLA format for a parenthetical citation
200
The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place , or an experience
What is Imagery
300
A figure of speech that uses an exaggeration
What is HYPERBOLE
300
A pound of potatoes (cost, costs) about a dollar
What is costs
300
Notes added to a text while participating in active reading
What is Annotation
300
The period appears after the citation
What is the punctuation rule for a parenthetical citation?
300
A statement that appears contradictory but that reveals a kind of truth
What is Paradox
400
A brief story told to illustrate a point
What is an ANECDOTE
400
Would you like to ride to school with tom and (I, me).
What is me
400
An appeal to logic and reason
What is Logos
400
The title , author and claim
What is included in the thesis statement for the literary analysis
400
The central character in a story, the one who drives the action
What is Protagonist
500
A descriptive word or phrase that is used to characterize a person or thing. An example would be " The father of our country"
What is Epithet
500
There weren't enough cookies for everyone we had to give out muffins too.
What is a run on sentence
500
An appeal to Ethics and credibility
What is Ethos
500
This paragraph explains how you have changed based on the experience you have described in the previous paragraphs
What is the conclusion in the Narrative essay?
500
The insight about human life that is revealed in a piece of writing
What is Theme