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Definition: appears near the beginning of a paper, and it offers a concise solution to the issue being addressed.
Example: we could have worked things out if she didn’t want too much
Thesis statement
Definition: to make (something) by combining different things
Example: I put a cherry in a Pepsi and made cherry Pepsi.
Synthesize
Definition: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Example: when you look at the cover of the lion king, you can tell its about lions being kings.
Allegory
Definition: detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation.
Example: the killer shark ate lots of innocent fish and didn’t break a sweat
Analysis
Definition: a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Example: looking online, you find a lot of these about many celebrities.
Anecdote
Definition: the person who is against the plot and trying to ruin the protagonist
Example: the green goblin in Spider-Man is a good example of one of these
Antagonist
Definition: when the author causes emotion to the reader by adding a emotional part to the story.
Example: when jack died in the titanic
Appeal
Definition: an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Example: the word “discipline” has unhappy meanings of punishment and repression.
Connotation
Definition: giving reasonable credits to a person who created something.
Example: Shakespeare created Romeo and Juliet.
Content credibility
Definition: the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
Example: a red rose with a green stem. The connotation is that it is a symbolof passion and love – this is what the rose represents.
Denotation
Definition: conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
Example: this is in every book or movie or movie
Dialogue
Definition: a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
Examples: paradise lost is this type of poem
Epic
