Springboard 9 unit 1

a writer’s distinctive use of language to express ideas as well as his/ her persona

to come to a conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated

ordinary written or spoken language deliberate or regular meter or rhyme

the repetition of the same word or word groups at the beginning of two or more clauses or lines

the arrangement of 2 or more things for comparison

an interruption or transition to a time before the current events in a narrative

precise meaning of a word

a rhetorical appeal to reason and logic

the person telling the story

a fiction or nonfiction story about a series of events that includes character development

a rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker

a rhetorical appeal to the reader’s or listener’s senses or emotions

the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence

a writer's or speaker’s attitude toward a subject

a thesis statement describing the position the writer is taking on an issue

grammatical or structural similarity between sentences

word choice intended to convey a certain effect

literature that is written in lines and stanzas

a position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint

association or emotional overtones attached to a word

specific details and figurative language that an author uses by appealing to the senses

the use of words to persuade in writing or in speech