Academic Vocabulary Review

Existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree

Characters' personality traits being revealed explicitly by the narrator is called:

Style of writing that discusses the interpretations and analyses of an author's work:

to satisfy; to be enough

A figure of speech in which something non-human is given human characteristics is called...

to influence strongly

Parts of a text that help support/clarify (illustrations, titles, key words, etc) are called:

The literary technique that uses words NOT meant to be LITERALLY true is called...

Proofreading and correcting any mistakes in spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc. is called...

to rise and fall; to constantly change

The handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, etc. from generation to generation:

Exerting a strong, attractive power or charm

to put a limit on; keep under control

Pressuring the reader to think or act a certain way so that they are accepted by their peers is

Characters' personality traits being revealed by their own words, thoughts, & actions is called

to endure/experience

A claim that something will happen in the future, usually based on evidence, is called...

To divide something into separate parts

Attempts to get ppl to follow the crowd using the logic, "Everyone else is doing it" are called

The combination of place/time that provides the background for the characters & plot of a story

The paragraphs that come between the introduction and conclusion are called...

Devices of persuasion, both emotional and logical, used to try to change someone's mind are...

Making changes to your writing to help your IDEAS flow better is called...

Type of irony involving a discrepancy between what a character knows and what the reader knows:

The arrangement & interrelations of events in a story is called...

Something new or different that is introduced

Style of writing that expresses opinions in an attempt to convince the reader to agree:

to treat as being equivalelnt

To happen or take place

Implied rather than explicitly stated

A sentence @ the beginning of a paragraph that states the main point of the paragraph is called

A literary movement that stressed the actual as opposed to the imaged or the fanciful:

The person telling a story is called the...

A scene that interrupts the present action of a story to depict some earlier event is called...

The central message revealed by a literary work is called the...

What is any attachment to a root word called that changes its meaning or function?

A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things is called...

To be an indication of

Belonging or relating separately to each of two or more poeple or things

A focus statement that identifies the purpose or main idea of an entire piece of writing is...

Supporting your position by merely restating it is called:

Words slanted for or against a topic (that have a strong positive or negative connotation) are:

A class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name is called a:

A figure of speech that compares two UNlike things using the words "like" or "as" is called...

The category of a verb that expresses past, present, or future is called its...

Writing out all your ideas in a logical order using your pre-writing plan as a guide is called:

Writing out the final copy of an essay is called...

Coming after; following in order

A figure of speech that uses deliberate exaggeration to achieve an effect is called...

Attempts to transfer positive feelings associated w/ images not related to an issue are called:

The technique of introducing narrative material that prepares the reader for future events is:

Coming up with all the ideas for a response and organizing them into a plan is called:

The meaningful base form of a word after all affixes are removed is called...

An expressive piece of writing that relates an event in the writer's life is called a...

A literary and artistic movement that placed a premium on imagination, emotion, and exotica:

The literary genre set in bleak, remote places

The use of words appealing to the senses to create vivid pictures in the mind of the reader is:

A confrontation/struggle between opposing characters or forces in the plot of a story is called

A literary technique in which an author uses symbols to represent concrete ideas is called...

To form a notion or idea of; to imagine

Of the greatest significance or rank; first-rate or topnotch

American literary & philosophical movement that believed in individualism & following intuition

A literary movement that tended to view people as helpless victims of immutable natural laws.

Style of writing that collects and evaluates information on specific questions to be answered:

The vantage point from which a story is told is called the...

Style of nonfiction writing that describes, explains, informs, or summarizes:

A reference to a person, event, statement, or theme found in literature/pop culture is called: