Unit 1 Vocabulary

words with similar meanings

to deny or make ineffective (show what something is not in order to prove what it is)

the overall emotional quality of a work

a sentence, in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer's position

a writer's or speaker's choice of words

a struggle between opposing forces. In an external conflict

the amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and developing each stage

a character, symbol, story pattern is common to human experience across cultures 

used in texting or conversation

the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word-beyond it literal definition

brief and to the point

how something is used

the time and the place in which a narrative occurs

academic writing that shows care and appropriate language

the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel

descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures

the central character in a work of literature, the one who is involved in the main conflict 

a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

the exact, literal meaning of a word

a subtle difference or distinction in meaning

the persecutive from which a story is told

a way of carrying our a particular task; for example, visual techniques 

a long narrative poem about the deeds or heroes or gods

in writing, evidence (facts, statistics, examples) that supports the topic sentence

a type of expository writing that explains, or defines, what a topic means

a story in which the characters, objects or actions have a meaning beyond the surface 

words with opposite meanings

the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation

the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay