Vocab 2 Flashcards
Bias
Inclination to hold a particular view or
perspective; revealed through the text
structure, selected details, and word
choices; subjectivity
Biographic
Relating to/telling a story about the life
of a real person
Elements of Drama
Features of a drama or play (e.g., cast,
dialogue, scene, stage directions)
Evaluate
To make a judgment of quality based on
evidence
Evidence
Facts, figures, details, quotations, or
other sources of data and information that
provide support for claims or analyses and
that can be evaluated by others; should
appear in a form and be derived from a
source widely accepted as appropriate to a
particular discipline, as in details or
quotations from a text in the study of
literature and experimental results in the
study of science
Fiction
Imaginative works of prose, primarily the
novel and the short story; although fiction
draws on actual events and real people, it
springs mainly from the imagination of the
writer
Genre
Categories used to classify text (e.g.,
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama,
informational, fable, folktale, graphic novel, literary nonfiction, memoir)
Graphic Features
Pictures and other images that accompany a
piece of text to enhance its meaning for the reader
Historic Time Frame
Era/time period in which the plot is set;
the cultural era reflected
Inference Vs. Conclusion
Inference - an assumption based on available information
conclusion - assumption developed as the next logical step for the given information.
Key Elements or Story Elements of a Literary Text
May include • characters • setting • problem or conflict • plot or text structure • solution or resolution • point of view • theme
Mood
Literature—a feeling created in the reader
which is evoked through the language of the text
grammar- verb forms used to indicate the
speaker’s attitude toward a fact or
likelihood of an expressed condition or
action
Narrator
The person telling a story; narrative
viewpoints include
• first-person—narrator participating in
the action tells the story
• second-person—narrator speaks directly
to the reader
• third-person omniscient—narrator knows
the thoughts and feelings of all characters
in the story
• third-person limited—adheres closely to
one character’s perspective; more
objective, relying primarily on what can be
seen and heard to tell the story
Point of view
Perspective from which something is viewed;
in a literary text, the narrator’s perception of
what is happening in the story; in
informational text, an angle from which a
speaker or writer presents information, the
stance a writer takes on a topic
Purpose
The reason for which something is
presented: to explain or inform, to
entertain, to describe, or to argue
