Vocab 1
Verb. To establish validity; to verify, to prove
What is Confirm?
Verb. To contradict something or to state that something is not true
What is Deny?
Noun. The intended reader or listener who is the recipient of the author’s message in a text.
What is Audience?
Noun. The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is Theme?
Noun. Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story
What is Plot?
Verb. To make someone agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
What is Convert?
Verb. To dismiss from consideration or a contest
What is Eliminate?
Noun. Author's attitude toward their subject.
What is Tone?
Noun. The position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from which the events are depicted and by the attitude toward the characters.
What is Point of View/POV?
Noun. The surroundings or environment of anything. Location.
What is Setting?
Verb. To determine something not stated directly by using reasoning and evidence from the text
What is Infer?
Noun. A general or abstract idea
What is Concept?
Noun. The end, purpose, or significance of something.
What is Meaning?
Verb. Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
What is Analyze/Analysis?
Noun. The section of a literary plot, occurring after the inciting incident and before the climax, where a series of events builds tension and complicates the main conflict, leading to the most intense part of the story
What is Rising Action?
Verb. To deny the truth of a statement
What is Contradict?
Verb. To make clear and more comprehensible
What is Clarify?
Noun. The way an author uses language to achieve a specific purpose.
What is Style?
Noun. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is Metaphor?
Noun. The segment of a story that follows the climax, where the intensity of the conflict decreases and the narrative begins to resolve. This phase ties up loose ends, shows the aftermath of the climax, and provides a smooth transition towards the story's final resolution and conclusion.
What is Falling Action?
Adjective. Dealing with or comparing two or more cultures
What is Cross Cultural?
Verb. To change something for a new use or purpose
What is Adapt?
Verb. To restate an entire passage from a text in your own words
What is Paraphrase?
Noun. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is Allusion?
Noun. Introduces the essential background information—the context of the world, characters, and past events—to help readers understand the narrative's setting, key elements, and the inciting incident that launches the plot.
What is Exposition?