10th Grade T1 U1 Vocab

central idea, topic, or point of a story, essay, or narrative

the narrator's position in relation to a story being told

it refers to the “feel” of a piece of writing

a careful examination of the mechanism of a literary work and of how that mechanism functions to reveal meaning

used to create images in the mind of the reader

any nonfiction narrative writing based on the author's personal memories

used to convey the writer’s credibility and authority

occurs when the writer changes the normal order of words

the opening of an essay

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

the appeal to logic, means to appeal to the audience's’ sense of reason or logic

the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions

the final section of an essay or document summarizing the most important points made throughout the main body of writing

a self-written life story

narrator has access to the thoughts and emotions of just one character

a neutral narrator that is not privy to characters' thoughts or feelings

the support for the topic sentence that ties back to a thesis

account of day-to-day events or a record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story

a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

a type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm

an opening statement in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to rea

the sentence that introduces the main argument or point of view of a composition

authors puts the reader as the main character in a writing

the facts or sources that support your written argument

a symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story

a reference to something else such as art, another writing, history, etc.

narrator is the main character in a writing

Ms. Paul's favorite color

writings that tell a story