Literary Techniques
The primary struggle between opposing forces in a story.
Conflict/main conflict
A statement that asserts a belief or position that can be argued.
School uniforms should be mandatory.
Claim
To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. An educated guess.
Infer
This term means a person's job or profession
Occupation
Situational Irony
When the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens.
An argument that contradicts the main claim.
Counterclaim or opposing viewpoint.
What can we infer?
After noticing that Maggie's eyes were red and puffy, and she kept sniffing.
Maggie had been crying.
This term refers to a detailed explanation or opinion about a particular topic, often seen in essays or articles
Commentary
The introduction of background information in a story, including characters, setting, and basic situation.
Exposition
Using facts and reasoning to persuade.
Logos or appeal to logic.
What can we infer?
The children were giggling and whispering as they hid behind the couch with a box of cookies.
The children are not supposed to be eating the cookies.
This word describes a system of interconnected people or things, often used in the context of broadcasting or social connections
Network
A literary technique used to evoke laughter or amusement.
Humor
The art of effective communication and persuasion.
Rhetoric
What can we infer?
The ground was wet, and there were puddles forming in the morning.
There was a lot of rain the night before.
This word indicates a choice or alternative available to someone
Option
The underlying message or main idea of a literary work.
Theme
Pattern of organization that talks about a problem first. Then, it suggests one or more ways to solve that problem.
Problem and solution
What can we infer?
The restaurant was bustling, the wait staff were hurriedly attending to tables, and the “Full” sign was hanging on the door.
The restaurant is popular.
To form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence is to do this
Speculate