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the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting
audience
the organization and connection of ideas in a logical manner
coherence
conjunctions in pairs
correlatives
writing in which the goal is to clarify or explain in order to inform the reader
exposition
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
foreshadowing
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
imagery
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
onomatopoeia
connector which reminds the reader of a thought from one sentence to the next by rephrasing it in a subsequent sentence
paraphrase
the sequence of events in a literary work
plot
the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists
purpouse
something that stands for something else
symbol
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
tone
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
allusion
words or phrases which show relationships from one idea to another
connections
connectors which show equal relationships
coordinating conjunctions
A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
flashback
extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
A comparison without using like or as
metaphor
the act of structuring and ordering points (general to specific, specific to general, chronological, importance, space order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and argument and persuasion)
organizational patterns
the repetition of the sentence patter or of other grammatical structures
parallel structure
the perspective from which a story is told
point of view
repetition of key words achieves coherence through emphasis and links through emphasis and links sentences by repeating the main idea
repetition
Central idea of a work of literature
theme
translations
the examination of the separate parts of the whole
analysis
A struggle between a character and an outside force
external conflict
sentence which is a direct and definite explanation of the controlling idea stated in the topic sentence
major support
sentence which explains the major support in terms of the controlling idea
minor support
comparison using like or as
simile
a direct statement of the main idea of the paragraph
topic sentence
sentence that narrows the topic and contains an idea or opinion about it
thesis statement
the last sentence in a paragraph where the writer wraps everything up and connects back to the topic sentence
clincher
connectors which provide links by referring to nouns in previous phrases, clauses, and sentences
connecting pronouns
the elaboration of an idea through organized discussion supported by examples, details, and other information
development
series of sentences unified by a controlling idea that discusses a single topic
paragraph
personification
transitional phrases that look back and/or look forward, often summarizing or reminding the reader
squinting transition
all the elements in a paragraph or essay contributing to developing a single idea or thesis
unity
