Academic vocab Flashcards
Cite
=To mention in support, proof, or confirmation
Context
=The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect
Figurative language
=Figure of speech
Dialouge
=Conversation between two or more persons
Tone
=Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
Mood
=A state or quality of feeling at a particular time
Paraphrase
=A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording
Elaborate
=To add details to; expand
Theme
=A subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic
Central idea
=The central idea is the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story
Jugment
=The ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively
Claim
=An assertion of something as a fact
Thesis
=A subject for a composition or essay
Convey
=To communicate; impart; make known
Pronoun
=Any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases
connotation
=The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
Denotation
=The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
Relevant
=Bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent
Nymph
=a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.
Precise
=definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed
Verb
=any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action
Adverb
= any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, in some languages
Significant
=important; of consequence.
Allusion
=a passing or casual reference
Flashback
=recurrent and abnormally vivid recollection of a traumatic experience, as a battle, sometimes accompanied by hallucinations
Point of view
=a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint
Imagery
=the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
Repetition
=the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
Symbolism
=the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
