8 English Final Trems

Irony: A contrast between expectation and reality

Conflict: Needs, wants and motivations that cause them to behave as they do

Resolution: Reason why the story is worth telling

Motive: the reason it’s made

One event that brings about a second event

When a main character takes steps to solve the problem even while complications might be introduced

Message about life or human nature that’s shared by a writer

visuals that enhance the text of a textbook

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

the parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc)

Fact: literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

Biography: A form of nonfiction in which a writer provides a true account of another persons life

Used to add commentary

Falling Action: in which effects of climax became clear

Linear Plot: events are told out of order

Textual statements of characters ideas about life or people

Rhyme Scheme: A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

Setting:Reason why the story is worth telling

Divide the text into sections

Position on an issue

Evidence: specific facts, statistics, reports or physical proof that supports your claim.

Exposition: Which introduces characters, settings, and conflict

Historical Fiction: Is set in the past and includes real places and events from the time period

Rhetorical Devices: a statement that can be proved

Message: The opinion, claim, or idea a filmmaker wants to convey

Conversation

14 line poem

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

Paraphrase: to restate in other words

Personal beliefs that are said without proof

Evaluate: Examine and judge carefully

His or her main reason for writing

Climax: The point of greatest tension in the story, in which the conflict begins to be resolved

Structure: textual statements of characters ideas about life or people

Author’s Craft: A technique, language, and storytelling to craft a piece of writing

An account of a person's life written by that person

The reason it’s made

Implicit: Convey or imply what a character believes

A nonfiction film that presents real objects, people, and events

Characterization: is the way an author revels the traits and personalities of characters

Voice: Authors unique use of language that allows a reader to hear the authors personality

Problem faced by main character

A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (Robots, time machines, etc.).

Main Idea: Position on an issue

Thesis: Details that support the main idea

Patterns of Organization: Arrangement of ideas and information

The series of events that make up a story

Feeling or atmosphere that an author creates for the reader

Chronological structure: a text organization in which the author organizes details in the order in which they happen

the author's attitude toward the subject

Details that support the main idea

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Events are told out of order

Needs, wants and motivation that cause them to behave as they do