Academic vocab flash cards
Assertive tone
Spoken strongly and with authority
Analysis
Careful examination of the parts and structure of a text
Inference
Educated guess based off of evidence
Details
Specific or particular things and facts
Theme
The main topic of writing or a speech
Central idea
short overview summary of an entire piece of writing
Development
The evolution of something as its developed or being developed
Refined
Improved to make perfect
Emerges
Something becomes important
Bias
In favor or against one thing more than another
Objective summary
Summary without opinions or judgements
Complex character
Character that develops with different traits
Plot
How the main events develop in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Characterization
The making of a fictional character
Conflict
The problems in a story that lead to later events
Connotation
The emotions a word gives off
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
Figurative language
Literary tool that uses words or phrases to create different effects
Simile
Phrase that uses like or as
Metaphor
Comparison of two things without using like or as
Personification
Describing non-living things with human like characteristics
Hyperbole
Where statements are exaggerated and are not meant literally
Tone
writers feelings toward a subject
Formal vs. informal tone
Formal is straightforward and detailed; informal is how one would speak to a friend
Context
Background to a story and when or why it was written
Text structure
The way a writer sets up information in a text; point-by-point, block format, compare and contrast, problem and solution
Suspense/mystery/tension
Each build the story and keep the readers excited
Parallel plot
Text where the writer includes two or more stories that are similar
Flashback
Go back in time that’s earlier than the story
Foreshadowing
A hint toward an upcoming event
Allusion
Indirect mention to something else
Rhetoric
way of persuasive speaking or writing using figurative language
Paradox
A seemingly self-contradictory statement that when investigated can be proved true
Understatement
Making something sound not as bad or important
Logical fallacy
seemingly true argument but actually is flawed
Emotional appeals
Used in attempts to sway or change audiences emotions or opinions
Claim
a demanding statement usually without proof
Counter claim
claim used to rebut a previous one
Point of view
The position in which a story is told
Transitions
Words and phrases that connect ideas to each other
Thesis statement
Sentence or claim that tells what the whole story/ essay will be about
Formal writing style
Has complex sentence structures, professional language
Objective tone
not personal, provides information and facts but no opinions or details about the writer
Alliteration
The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely placed words
Assonance
Repetition of sounds near each other
Convey
Communicate things and there meanings
Authors purpose
Authors reasoning for writing something
Informative essay
claim, evidence, explanation, introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion
Narrative essay
Character, plot, setting
Argumentative/persuasive essay
Claim, counter claim, rebuttal, evidence
