List #16

states the paragraph's central idea

excitement or tension that readers feel as they find out how a conflict is resolved

dramatic work that presents a downfall of a dignified character involved in  significant events

an expression of the claim that the writer or speaker is trying to support

an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand

a message found in a variety of works

messages that are found throughout the literature of all time periods

a technique of creating emphasis by saying less than is actually or literally true

a unique use of language that helps a reader to “hear” a human personality in the writer’s work

a person, place, an object or an activity that stands for something beyond itself

taking pieces of information and combine them with information to better understand a subject

design elements that indicate the structure of a text to help make the key ideas understandable

the attitude a writer takes toward a subject

a list of names of all the works a writer has referred to in his or her articles