English 1 - Midterm Vocabulary - SY2021

The term for the form of racism that is embedded as normal practice within society or an organization.

poems addressing world issues and the poet is expressing their objection against them.

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

a writer’s attitude toward the subject (how she feels about whatever she’s writing about).

The stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and _________.

the practice of moving back and forth between two languages or between two dialects or registers of the same language at

the author's choice of words. some examples are formal, informal, academic, casual,

author of "A Rose That Grew from Concrete" and "T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E."

a writer’s unique use of language to express ideas and her persona.

the voice behind the poem or story—the person we imagine to be saying the things we read.

the feeling associated with a word as opposed to the dictionary definition. can be negative or positive

The written record of an interview or interrogation.

"Based on the evidence, I can ___________ that Starr is experiencing the "bargaining" stage of grief."

Guess Mr. Poelker's favorite food.

Activist/ Politician who wanted people to fight for their rights "By any means necessary."

Activist/ Writer who wrote about the black experience of "dual consciousness"

language that appeals to the 5 senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell, and taste

a term used to describe the transition between childhood and adulthood. For some cultures, coming of age is determined a

the order of words and sentence types that an author uses. It can be "simple" or "complex"

"_______ is when a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in."

a conclusion about ideas or information that is not directly written in the text.

The position from which something or someone is observed. Can be 1st or 3rd person.

Societal benefits that apply only to certain people/ groups

a person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem.

"The best way to cite evidence from a text is by including a __________."