Categories
Aesthetic
noun / adj.
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Tone
The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.
Imply / Implicit
To suggest something without saying it directly.
Imagery
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
Perspective
noun
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; point of view.
Diction
The author’s choice of words and style of expression.
Connotation
noun
The implied secondary meaning or feeling a word invokes beyond its literal definition.
Exposition
noun
A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or background story.
Rhetoric
noun
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
Infer
A conclusion made using clues and evidence from the text.
Analogy
noun
A comparison between two things to show partial similarity for explanation.
Brevity
noun
Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
Juxtaposition
noun
The placement of two things close together to emphasize contrast or connection.
Assert
verb
To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
Discourse
noun
Written or spoken communication or debate.
Ambiguity
noun
Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.
Anachronism
noun
Something placed in a period to which it does not belong.
Nuance
noun
A subtle difference in shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
Paradox
noun
A seemingly self-contradictory statement that may reveal a deeper truth.
Archetype
noun
A recurrent symbol, motif, or character type in literature or mythology.
Synthesize
verb
To combine a range of information or ideas into a coherent whole.
Denotation
noun
The literal or primary dictionary definition of a word.
Delineate
verb
To describe, portray, or outline precisely.
Undermine
verb
To weaken or lessen the effectiveness, power, or position of gradually.
Substantiate
verb
To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of an argument.