Ela Vocabulary Flashcards
Compelling📋
Able to capture and hold your attention
Precise👌
Very accurate and exact; specific
Point of view👀
Usually refers to the narrator who is telling a fictional story, such as 1st person or 3rd person
- it sometimes is used as a synonym for “perspective”, referring to the opinion or viewpoint held by an author, usually in a non-fiction piece
Perspective👀
The viewpoint, belief, or opinion held by an author regarding the topic he is writing about
Author’s purpose🍰
The reason why a passage was written; the three main categories make up the “authors purpose PIE”
- persuade
- inform
- entertain
Central idea🌏
The main idea of a passage;
Theme💜
Refers to the lesson of a story
Inference✏️
Something you can assume is true based on what you read, but it was NOT directly stated by the author
Literal📊
A literal interpretation of a passage is concerned too much with stating the obvious and does not convey any inferences or original thinking of the reader
Analysis📎
When a reader carefully answers all parts of tbe question and clearly connects his ideas, fully making his point
Formal style✏️
A very professional and proper way of writing that sounds very factual; the correct way to sound when you are writing an essay!
Informal style✂️
A very casual way of writing that uses slang or everyday/conversational language; the wrong way to write an essay!
Thesis statement📒
Usually the last sentence of an essay introduction which identifies the main focus of an essay
Hook🎣
The opening sentence of an essay introduction that grabs your readers interest
Relevant✔️
Details that are well-chosen and most appropriate for answering a particular question
