English

designates the attuitued that a literary speaker expresses toward his/ her subject matter and audinece (diction, syntax, point of view, selection of deal )

word choice and phrasing in a literary work

sentence structure, the sequence and connection of the words, phrases and cluases that constiture the sentences in a work

usual description of an object or a scene - an image of it, especially one that is particuarly vivid or detailed

time and place in which the evens in a work take place

central idea of a literary work that is conquered, either directly or implicity

identified by pronoun the narrator uses to recount events

(I or we) immediate direct

(you) rarely used; audience experiences events with the narrarator.

broader view, objective

can enter consciousness of any character

only from the perspectiveof one or more or a select few characters

a direct or indirect reference to something that is persumably known, such as a book, event, myth, place, work of art. ALlusion can be historical (like referring to Hitler)literary (like referring to a character in a particular work) religious ( like referring to Noah and the flood) or mythical like referring to Zeus

the word, phrase or clause refreed to by a prounoun

A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts

A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words

contrast between what is stated explicity and what is really meant; what appears to be v. the truth

words are literally the opposite of authours meaning

events turn at opposite of what is expected

facts or events unkown to a character but known to reader, audience or orhter characters in the book

a similarity or comparison between two things or the relationships between them

the device of using character and/ or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literay meaning

slang or infromality in writing. Fives work a conversational, famililar tone

a firgure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word ; the implied or suggested meaning

the repitition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in tow or more neighboring words

the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the authour's opinion, purpose, mearning or proposition

a figure of speech in which the author presents orr describes concepts, animals or inanimate objecs by endowing then human attributes or emotions

an emotionally violent. verbal denunciationor attack using strong, abusive language

term literaly means "sermon" but more informally can include and serious talk, speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

an adjective that describes words, phrases or general tone that is overy scholary, academic or bookish

a word or phrase that links different ideas

a work that targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule usually characterized by use of irony, hyperbole, understatement and sarcasm. provokes the human condition

from the Greek for "orator", this term describes the principles that govern the art of writing effectively

describes the variety, conventions, and puposes of all major kinds of writhing such as exposition, argumentation, description and narration.

refers to fiction/ non- fiction , inluding all his forms because they are written in ordinary language/ most closely resemble ordinary speech.

the ironic minimizing of fact, something less significant that it is is. the feect is usually humorous/ emphatic.

denying its opposite

belittling; something is referred to in terms less important than it really deserves. It describes something impressive with simplicity

desiring or consuming great quantities

choosing at random w/o careful selection

of high reputation, outstanding

soakded, drenched, saturated

to exist in great #

branch of knowledge dealing w/ engineering, applied science

to predict or foretell a future even

a robot ; a mechanical "person"

an older married woman

a terse statement of known athourship that expresses a general thruth or moral principle

from the Greek, didatic literally means "instructive". Didactive works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethincal principle

argument that appeals to emothion rather than reason, feeling rather that intelect. Generally, neglects the truth of a claim by pointion out negative characteristics of the person supporting the claim

a statement that first seems to be absurd or self- contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

special field of something or someone

historical records

to increase or add to

a trace, smattering, or slight degree

to pester nag, annoy persistently

to plead urgently for aid or money

unpleasant dull, or hard work

unending

to understand, know, became aware of

to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented when a M.C question asks for an inference to be drawn for the passage, the most direct, most reasonable answer is the safest answer choice. If the asnce choice is direcly stated, is is not inferred and it is wrong.

placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or side by side especially for comparison or contrast

secret stealthy

felon

excess

unfortunate

angrily inscended

an excuse

to lie; to construct

skillful

move arms energetically

watchful

eager

coax

elementary

intensify, heighten

slight variation in meaning, tone, etc

to show sharp disapproval

to hate

dull

sarcastic, biting

take by force

threatening

quivering

to reject, decline

stopping

stifen w/ fear

having a bad reputation

to shove hard

person easily tricked

just beginning to exist

heedless, not attentive

a figure of sppech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or personified abstraction ( such as liberty or love) . The effect adds familiarity, emotional intensity

grammaticla unit that contains subject. verb. Independent/ main clasue= express a complete thought and can stand on its own. A dependent can stand on its own. A dependent or subordinate clause cannot sand alone a s sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause

dictionary definition

persuasive device by which a writer tries to sway the audiences attention/ response to any given work

employs logical reasoning

establishes credibility in the sppeaker

plays on the readers emotions and interests