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To restate the text in your own words
paraphrase
The intended reader
audience
Means "after death"
posthumous
Related items set vertically; may be numbered or bulleted
lists
word choice
diction
The word or words the pronoun replaces
antecedent
A figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
personification
A fictional narrative that is composed of a series of connected events
plot
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in nearby syllables
alliteration
The Latin root meaning "see" or "look"
spec
The narrator's view and understanding of the world
point of view
Details the writer provides to explain and develop the central idea
supporting evidence
The main reason for writing the text
authors purpose
A reference
allusion
Applies to people of all times and places
universal
Plot devices - such as flashback - may interrupt the chronological order of the plot
non-linear plot development
Mixing of sound from two sources
crossfade
The central message or insight of a text
theme
The central idea of the text
main idea
Friendly exchange between speakers
sound recorded from radio broadcasts, television shows,or films of the past decades
archival audio
Events follow time order in an uninterrupted sequence
linear-plot development
The conflict reaches the highest point of tension or uncertainty
climax
Suggests the ideas that will appear in a particular section of a text
headings
The contrast between what a character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true
dramatic irony