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Academic Vocabulary: Literary terms
Academic Vocabulary: Literary terms
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Central idea
humor
old
theme
event
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Allusion
references setting
provides metaphor
references a person, place, or event (in literature) that readers know
provides simile
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Primary source
textbook
manual
a source that is first hand witness to events
a source that is second hand witness
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Archaic
Outdated
Modern
Central idea
Passive
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Foundational text
a document considered important in US History
theme
beneath a book
setting
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Paraphrase
restating the subject
restating the verb
restating text in your own words
restating the purpose
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Author's Purpose
Author's intention
Event
No longer commonly used
Passive
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Active Voice
events
yelling
subject performs the action
subject receives the action
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Diction
metaphor
writer's choice of words
using the dictionary
theme
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Theme
outdated
topic
event
central idea
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Passive Voice
subject receives the action
events
subject performs the action
yelling
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Rhetorical Devices
techniques writers use to convey theme
techniques writers use to communicate
techniques writers use to communicate action
techniques writers use to communicate ideas and support their purpose
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Repetition
repeating a word, phrase, or idea in writing
passive voice
active voice
central idea
