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what is direct and indirect characterization?
While direct characterization explains character details directly to the reader, indirect characterization shares details through a character's actions, dialogue, or internal monologue.
latin suffix -able
a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to."
stress has multiple meanings. what are those meanings?
pressure or tension exerted on a material object.
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
subject to pressure or tension.
archaic means?
very old fashioned
what is a thesis statement?
a sentence that sums up the central point of your paper or essay.
what is social commentary?
Social commentary is an element of a narrative that levels a comment — usually a critique — on societal issues or general society as a whole. Any issue relating to or ingrained aspect of a society can be a target.
latin root -perm
"enduring, unchanging, unchanged, lasting or intended to last indefinitely."
iambic pentameter characteristics
a line of writing that consists of ten syllables in a specific pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, or a short syllable followed by a long syllable.
what type of writing is a problem solution organization? example.
persuasive writing
what is primary vs secondary sources?
Primary research gives you direct access to the subject of your research. Secondary sources provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers.
latin prefix im-
element meaning "into, in, on, upon" (also im-, il-, ir- by assimilation of -n- with following consonant), from Latin in- "in," from PIE root *en "in."
what does it mean when a couplet is emjambed within another couplet?
the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
allusion means?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
what is the main claim?
the central idea of your paragraph or essay and should appear in the first sentence.
couplet and heroic couplet
A heroic couplet is a couplet written in iambic pentameter, so that in each line an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable, for a total of ten syllables per line.
types of couplets
a. closed vs enjambed
b. heroic vs non heroic
literary device
a. amplification
b. allusion
c. irony
d. compression
different types of organizations.
a. cause and effect
b. chronological order
c. order of importance
d. problem and solution format
latin prefix sub
sub-, prefix. sub- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "under, below, beneath.
archaic
very old or old-fashioned.
what is an example of an allusion?
"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."