105 SBAC VOCAB

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

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

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

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

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

A character or force in conflict with the main character

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

Make whole by combining the different parts into one

To go over carefully in order to correct or improve

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

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

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

A document or written work created after an event

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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

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

Thinking about your thinking

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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

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

The first paragraph in a essay it includes a thesis statement

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

To restate in other words

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

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

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

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

A practical lesson about right and wrong

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

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

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

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

A judgement based on the information obtained

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

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

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

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

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

Central idea of a work of literature

A speaker or character who tells a story

Retell the essential details of what happened

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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

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

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

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

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

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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

The most exciting moment of the story; turning point

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

Events leading up to the climax

Main character in a story

Collected body of data from observations and experiments:

Offer evidence or data to illustrate your point

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

The dictionary definition of a word

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

Arrange or put in order

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

Nonsensical talk (nonsense)

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

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

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

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

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

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

A contrast between expectation and reality

Any writing that is not poetry

Written words