Academic & Literary Vocabulary

Types: to entertain, to persuade, to inform, to express thoughts and feelings

Metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, are all ___________________. 

How the author writes including word choice, sentence structure, imagery, etc. 

A logical guess based upon facts(the text) and one's own knowledge and experience

An interruption of the action to present events that took place earlier 

To express indirectly

Feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by a reader 

A contrast between appearance and reality, usually when it is opposite of what it seems.

Figure of speech which exaggerates the truth for humor or emphasis

To compare in a way that emphasizes difference

The writer's attitude toward his or her subject 

A rewording of something written or spoken by someone else. 

The writer's position on an issue or problem 

The narrator sees into the minds of all of the characters, of which he is not one. 

A struggle between two opposing forces 

Words and phrases that show connections between paragraphs, passages & ideas. 

The combination of ideas to form a new whole. 

Author building a character's physical appearance, thoughts, speech, action, etc.

Evidence can be facts, quotes, examples, statistics, and more. 

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words 

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

To form an idea of the value of; assess.

An examination of the elements or structure of something.