Unit 7 Vocabulary (2024)

used when an author provides important hints about future events in the story to help the reader anticipate an outcome

the basic rhythmic structure in verse composed of the number of stressed and unstressed syllables per line

purposeful grammatical structure, word position, line length, punctuation, stanza length, use of blank space on page.

the words spoken between characters in a play, film, fictional work, or nonfiction narrative that establish plot

detailed evaluation or critical commentary on a work that explains specific instances of strengths or faults

to arrive at a conclusion, a generalization, or prediction based on the examination of various details and information

brainstorming(outline), draft, editing, revising, publish

the perspective from which the events in the story are told

to detect how the component parts of a passage or text relate to one another and aid understanding

the pattern of rhyming lines (e.g., ABAB, ABBA)

the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work

the reason an author writes about a particular topic and/or includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

the distinctive way the writer expresses ideas with respect to style, form, content, purpose, etc.

verbal or written feedback that builds on the strengths found in the original piece and provides suggestions for changes

a specific convention of language or tool (repetition, figurative language, etc.) employed by the author

descriptions or instructions in a play that provide information about characters’ dialogue, actions, and tone

specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

feeling of anxiety or anticipation as readers wait for the outcome of an event

carefully examines a text, or one element of a text, such as character, setting, plot or theme of a story

the author of a drama