rot words Flashcards
epemism
nice way to say something not nice
point of view
narrators relation to the story
3rd person limited
he she they narrator can see the thoughts and feelings of one person
3rd person amunicent
he she they the narrator can see thoughts and feelings of many people
intro paragrap
general context(author, title , quick plot). specific connection to thesis. thesis (whole thing is about)
body paragraph
topic sentence ( what your gonna prove). evidence ( verbatim, quote from text). evidence(who what when where why). analysis(evidence supports claim)
conclusion
summarize arguments made eloquently
antithesis
exact opposite
altuistic
selflessly devoted to the welfare of others.
ominous
fore boating or threatening
dynamic
constantly changing or improving
ways to introduce a quote
IC;”quote” (pg#)
DC,”quote”(pg#)
becomes apart of your sentence
preclude
prevent
irony
dramatic(audience knows more then the character) situational(the last thing you’d expect to happen) Verbal(sarcasm)
demographic
specific segment of population
charicterization
methods author use to reveal characters personality
indirect charicterization
says, thinks, effect on others, acts, looks. STEAL
direct charicterization
what the author tells you
efficacy
ability to produce desired results
viserial
deeply instinctual non logical
antiquated
no longer relevant due to age
autonomy
freedom to do something
extranious
extra or unneeded
pertinent
relevant to the topic at hand
objective
logical no feelings
subjective
includes feelings
IC
can’t stand alone
DC
can stand alone
allusion
reference author makes assuming the reader understands
catalyst
something or someone that causes changes
coordinating conjunctions
fix coma splice (fanboys)
pov and tense of academic writing
3rd person and present tense
methodical
systematic and well throughout
ephemeral
short lived and fleeting
ostensibly
supposedly probably not
eloquent
skillfully communicated
symbolism
using symbols to represent ideas and emotions and quality s other then the literal meaning
