Glossary Test Final Pt. 1 Flashcards
Abstract words
Referring to an idea, quality, attitude or state that we cannot perceive with our senses (love, democracy)
Allusion
A brief reference to a real/fiction person, place, object
Analysis
Method of development in which the subject is separated and then resembled into a new whole
Anecdote
A brief narrative that recounts an episode from a persons experience
Argument
Form of writing that appeals to readers reason and emotion
Assertion
A debatable claim about a subject
Audience
A group of readers to whom a particular work is intended
Cause-and-affect analysis
Method of development in which occurrences are divided into their elements to find what made the event happen and it’s consequences
Chronological order
Pattern of organization of event that are arranged in the way it happened
Classification
When members of a group are sorted into classes or subgroups
Cliche
Expression that is tired and overused
Climatic order
Organized in the order of increasing importance
Coherence
The quality of effective writing that comes from clear, logical, connections among its parts
Colloquial language
Language of conversation
Comparison and contrast
When similarities and differences between subjects are examined
Connotation
Associations that go beyond its literal meaning
