Vocab list 5 Flashcards
a literary composition in which ideas, customs, or behaviors are ridiculed
satire
guidance provided to enable a student to interact with a text they may not be ready to interact with independently
scaffolding
sources that are a step removed from the event and provide interpretation and analysis of primary sources
secondary sources
separating the individual phonemes of a word into discrete units
segment words
influential and important works
seminal US and world texts
use of detail from the five senses to appeal to the reader
sensory language
incomplete sentences
sentence fragments
two or more independent clauses joined improperly
sentence run-ons
the time and location of the action in a work of literature
setting
a figure of speech creating a comparison between two seemingly unlike things using “like” or “as”
similie
a sentence that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought
simple sentences
a variety of English used in public communication and academic settings
standard English
a recurring grouping of two or more verse lines in terms of length, metrical form, and rhyme scheme
stanza
plot, character, setting, theme, and point of view
story elements
the way a text is organized
structure
the way a writer uses language to establish mood, images, and meaning in a text
style
the way a writer uses language to establish mood, images, and meaning in a text
style
a verb form used to express a wish, a suggestion, a command, or a condition that is contrary to fact
subjunctive mood
a plot subordinate to the main plot of a story
subplot
a word part that is added to the ending of a root word and establishes the part of speech of that word
suffix
an approach to thinking and writing that expresses the main points of one or several resources
summarize
a segment of a word that contains one vowel sound
syllable
a person, place, or object tat represents something beyond itself
symbol
the use of people, places, or objects to represent ideas or qualities beyond the literal sense
symbolism
