105 SBAC VOCAB

A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.

When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

To restate in other words

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

Determine the value, amount, importance or effectiveness of something in order to understand if it matters or means.

Create a picture in one's mind ; speculate or predict

Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and We"

An essay, which attempts to convince the reader of the truth of a premise by means of logic and other forms of persuasio

Thinking about your thinking

Provide reasons or evidence in order to support or oppose something: claim, persuade, propose

The perspective from which a story is told

The marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clari

Improve the quality, or extend or elaborate upon an idea in order to give it greater form; add more complexity or power

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

rovide reasons for what happened or for one's actions in order to clarify, justify, or define events, actions,and causes

The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject: Often an author's tone is described by adjectives

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

A document or written work created after an event

The most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Written words

A struggle between a character and an outside force (Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Fate).

A speaker or character who tells a story

A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end

A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.

Nonsensical talk (nonsense)

Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure: break down, deconstruct, examine

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

A character or force in conflict with the main character

To make changes by adding, deleting, or modifying text, graphics, or other items in a document

A fictional narrative written in prose, which is longer than a short story .

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

These are used to enclose titles of chapters, articles, short poems or stories, song and essays

To go over carefully in order to correct or improve

An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

rony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposit

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

Retell the essential details of what happened

The words 'she', and 'he' is used in this narrative form. This point of view tells the reader what two or more character

Offer evidence or data to illustrate your point

Any writing that is not poetry

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or p

A contrast between expectation and reality

The first paragraph in a essay it includes a thesis statement

A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an e

A character struggles with his own opposing desires, beliefs, or needs.

Tells the story of real events or experiences. This story has the elements of plot: a narrators, setting, exposition, ri

Report what one observes or does in order to capture and convey to others a process, impression, or a sequence of events

Arrange or put in order

Central idea of a work of literature

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

Make whole by combining the different parts into one

Draw from a text or data set some meaning or significance: deduce, infer, translate

A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a story; key element in fiction and drama; "hook"

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

The main idea or message of the story that the author wants the reader to know; the universal truth.

A conversation between two or more characters. Dialogue is often encased in quotation marks, " "

The dictionary definition of a word

A conclusion one can draw from the presented evidence/details.

Consider all possible options, perspectives, results or answers in order to arrive at a decision: establish, identify, r

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

Indirect Characterization A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Identify similarities or differences between two or more items in order to understand how they are alike, equal or analo

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

A judgement based on the information obtained

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

A struggle between opposing forces. The conflict in a story can be internal or external

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

A sequence of events in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

A comparison without using like or as. It uses helping verbs: is, am, a, was, were, to help compare.

The final paragraph of an essay in which the thesis statement is restated.

The choices a writer makes. The way an author puts the words together to create a story using a combination of literary

Main character in a story

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

The writer's position on an issue or problem. It's a provable opinion.

The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "You", "Your," and "Yours" to address a reader or listener directly

The author directly states a character's traits and tells the audience what the personality of the character is

What you say or think to yourself as you internally interpret the story or play.

Collected body of data from observations and experiments:

To convince an audience of the author's credibility or characters: (ethical appeal).

A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

Change in form, function, or nature to reveal or emphasize

A fictional narrative written in prose, which is shorter than a novel.

A paragraph of support for the thesis; must have topic sentence and details and/or examples

A practical lesson about right and wrong

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

Events leading up to the climax

A short passage added at the end of a literary work.

Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story.

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the perso

This is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character, who i

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others