Academic Vocabulary Review

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

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

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

to influence strongly

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

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

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

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

Something new or different that is introduced

To happen or take place

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

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

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

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

Existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree

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

The literary genre set in bleak, remote places

to satisfy; to be enough

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

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

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

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

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

To divide something into separate parts

to treat as being equivalelnt

to rise and fall; to constantly change

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

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

To form a notion or idea of; to imagine

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

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

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

Supporting your position by merely restating it is called:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exerting a strong, attractive power or charm

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

The person telling a story is called the...

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

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

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

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

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

To be an indication of

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

to endure/experience

to put a limit on; keep under control

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

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

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

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

Implied rather than explicitly stated

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

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

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

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

Coming after; following in order

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

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

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