any sort of information that supports an assertion

writing that creates pictures or feelings by appealing to the senses

a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression

to condense a text to its main points and to do so in your own words

to take apart in order to find the relationship of the parts to the whole

effective argumentation using literary techniques and special appeals

a person, place, or thing that represents a bigger idea

the process of thinking in a logical way in order to form a conclusion

limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

an appeal to logic; one of the three modes of persuasion

the central or underlying message of the text

an appeal to ethics by showing one’s credibility and moral character

a figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare two unlike things

a statement that asserts something to be true

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things

an appeal to emotion as a means of persuasion

language that goes beyond the literal meaning to get a point across

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Unit 1 Literary Terms

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Literary, critical thinking, and writing terms for high school students

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Hyperbole
a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
an extravagant exaggeration
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things
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Evidence
a statement that asserts something to be true
any sort of information that supports an assertion
to condense a text to its main points and to do so in your own words
the central or underlying message of the text
3
Imagery
a person, place, or thing that represents a bigger idea
writing that creates pictures or feelings by appealing to the senses
a figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare two unlike things
a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea
4
Connotation
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things
a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
an extravagant exaggeration
5
Denotation
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things
a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
an extravagant exaggeration
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Summarize
a statement that asserts something to be true
to condense a text to its main points and to do so in your own words
any sort of information that supports an assertion
the central or underlying message of the text
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Analyze
an examination of the parts of a text to determine meaning
an appeal to logic; one of the three modes of persuasion
to take apart in order to find the relationship of the parts to the whole
the process of thinking in a logical way in order to form a conclusion
8
Rhetoric
an appeal to logic; one of the three modes of persuasion
the process of thinking in a logical way in order to form a conclusion
effective argumentation using literary techniques and special appeals
an examination of the parts of a text to determine meaning
9
Symbol
language that goes beyond the literal meaning to get a point across
the use of words to create a mental picture for the reader
a person, place, or thing that represents a bigger idea
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
10
Reasoning
an examination of the parts of a text to determine meaning
an appeal to logic; one of the three modes of persuasion
the process of thinking in a logical way in order to form a conclusion
to take apart in order to find the relationship of the parts to the whole
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Literal
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea
a person, place, or thing that represents a bigger idea
the use of words to create a mental picture for the reader
12
Logos
the process of thinking in a logical way in order to form a conclusion
effective argumentation using literary techniques and special appeals
an appeal to emotion as a means of persuasion
an appeal to logic; one of the three modes of persuasion
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Theme
to condense a text to its main points and to do so in your own words
any sort of information that supports an assertion
a statement that asserts something to be true
the central or underlying message of the text
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Ethos
an appeal to emotion as a means of persuasion
any sort of information that supports an assertion
an appeal to ethics by showing one’s credibility and moral character
an appeal to logic; one of the three modes of persuasion
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Simile
a person, place, or thing that represents a bigger idea
a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea
an extravagant exaggeration
a figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare two unlike things
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Claim
the central or underlying message of the text
a statement that asserts something to be true
any sort of information that supports an assertion
to condense a text to its main points and to do so in your own words
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Metaphor
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things
a word or phrase that suggests an additional or different idea
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
an extravagant exaggeration
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Pathos
an appeal to ethics by showing one’s credibility and moral character
an appeal to logic; one of the three modes of persuasion
an appeal to emotion as a means of persuasion
a statement that asserts something to be true
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Figurative
a person, place, or thing that represents a bigger idea
the use of words to create a mental picture for the reader
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
language that goes beyond the literal meaning to get a point across

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