Literature Definitions

Question 1

Invention

Answer 1

coming up with something to say before we write.

Question 2

Arrangement

Answer 2

effectively organizing the ideas from the invention stage of writing.

Question 3

Elocution

Answer 3

selecting the appropriate words and forms to best express the ideas; also called style.

Question 4

Thesis

Answer 4

my opinion boiled down to one arguable statement.

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

a comparison of two things, using words “like” or “as”.

Question 6

Alliteration

Answer 6

a scheme involving the occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of closely connected words.

Question 7

Issue

Answer 7

a question converted to a neutral, whether statement.

Question 8

Proof

Answer 8

a reason, makes up the body of the essay.

Question 9

Outline

Answer 9

a method of organization usually involving Roman numerals, letters, and maybe even numbers to order the presentation; lays out the most important points to write about.

Question 10

Topic Sentence

Answer 10

often the opening sentence in a paragraph which introduces what the paragraph will be about.

Question 11

Active voice

Answer 11

The verb form or voice, in which the subject of the sentence performs or causes the action expressed by the verb.

Question 12

Amplification

Answer 12

Part of an essay’s conclusion in which the writer states to whom his issue matters and why it matters to that person or group.

Question 13

5 Common Topics

Answer 13

Comparison, Definition, Circumstance. Relation, and Testimony

Question 14

Circumstance

Answer 14

circumstance describes the actions and events that occur at the same time as, but in different locations from, the situation in which the issue arises.

Question 15

Conclusion

Answer 15

In writing, it is the ending of a text. It is prepared after the body of the text, and before the Introduction.

Question 16

Comparison

Answer 16

Comparison asks how two terms are similar by noting what both terms “have”, “are”, and “do”.

Question 17

Definition

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A definition of a word sets the limits within which a word has a meaning. A formal definition states the genus(group) and differentia(unique qualities) of a term.

Question 18

Differences of Degree

Answer 18

Differences of degree are expressed when one term is, has, or does more or less than the other term. This is commonly expresses with the words more/less and better/worse.

Question 19

Differences of Kind

Answer 19

Differences in kind are expressed when one term belongs to a different group then another term.

Question 20

Enumeration

Answer 20

A statement of the number of reasons you will use to support your thesis.

Question 21

Exordium

Answer 21

The opening of an essay or speech, placed at the beginning of the introduction. Its purpose is to make the audience receptive to the speech or essay so they will listen.

Question 22

Exposition

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A statement of the main points in an essay or speech.

Question 23

Interesting Column

Answer 23

The column on the ANI chart used to record ideas generated during the invention process that aren’t clearly affirmative or negative.

Question 24

Introduction

Answer 24

The first part of an essay, developed after the body and the conclusion of the essay written.

Question 25

Parallelism

Answer 25

A similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

Question 26

Passive voice

Answer 26

a verb form or voice, in which the grammatical subject receives the verb’s action.

Question 27

Part of speech

Answer 27

category of words intended to reflect their grammatical functions of the words: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, conjunctions.

Question 28

Relation

Answer 28

Relation lists events or actions that take place before and after the situation in which the issue arises and determines which are causes of the situation and which could be the effects of the actor’s decision.

Question 29

Scheme

Answer 29

An arrangement of words or letters appealing to the sense.

Question 30

Style

Answer 30

also called elocution

Question 31

Summary

Answer 31

To identify the main points

Question 32

Testimony

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(sometimes called Authority) Testimony asks witnesses what they know about the situation or event.

Question 33

Trope

Answer 33

An arrangement of words appealing to the mind or imagination.

Question 34

Theme

Answer 34

The main idea or underlying MESSAGE a writer explores in the telling of a story.