Unit 1
To explain in detail
What is expound?
In an unceasing way
What is incessantly?
Kind or lenient treatment
What is clemency?
A method of cooking
What is cuisine?
Action of digging up or unearthing something
What is excavation?
Clearly stated
What is explicit?
Character who represents pure evil
What is a villian?
Point of view from which a story is told
What is perspective?
Specific information found directly within a reading
What is textual evidence?
to manipulate and vary the speed at which their stories unfold
What is pacing?
A universal truth in writing
What is a theme?
Write continuously about whatever comes to mind
What is freewriting?
It introduces the plot
What is exposition?
Explains or clarifies one item in terms of another on a nonliteral level
What is figurative language?
The goal is to create a group of ideas pertaining to a certain topic
What is brainstorming?
Dragon stands for Satan
What is symbolism?
Contains all essential points in a text
What is a summary?
Adds absurdity, hilarity, or wit to a story
What is humor?
Having unclear or uncertain meaning
What is ambiguity?
Where the story occurs (time and place)
What is setting?
Your story's overarching message
What is a central idea?
Who will be reading my essay
What is the audience?
Characters talk to each other
What is dialogue?
The emotional associations that a word carries with it
What is connotation?
A single sentence that summarizes the central idea of your essay
What is a claim?