Vocab 9 Wks Flashcards
First person point of view
Told by a character who uses the first person pronoun I
Third person point of view
Uses third person pronouns such as he and she to refer to the characters; with no I to tell the story
Omniscient third person
With the narrator knowing and telling what each character feels and thinks; being godlike of all knowing
Limited third person
The narrator retelling the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character; viewing from this character’s perspective
Prose
The ordinary form of written language; one of the major genres of literature; occurs in fiction and nonfiction
Essay
A short nonfiction work about a particular subject; has a single major focus and a clear introduction, body, and conclusion
Informal essay
Uses casual, conversational language
Historical essay
Provides facts, explanations, and insight about historical events
Expository essay
Explains an idea by breaking it down
Narrative essay
A story about real life experiences
Informational essay
Explains a process
Persuasive essay
Offers an opinion and supports
Camaraderie
The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
Demagogue
A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
Hackneyed
Repeat too often; over familiar through over use
Hypothesis
A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Allusion
References to well know person, place, event, literary work, or work of art; Allusions connect literary works to a large cultural heritage
Point of view
The perspective from which a story is told
