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English Terms
English Terms for Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly |
| Audience | a group of listeners or spectators b : a reading, viewing, or listening public |
| Bias | a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment |
| Claim | assert in the face of possible contradiction |
| Concluding Statement | to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action. Finishing the topic |
| Counter Claim | a claim made to rebut a previous claim. |
| Credibility | the quality of being credible. Writer must be credible |
| Evaluation | form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; to discuss the matter. 2 |
| Evidence | Offer information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. |
| Opinion | a view or judgement not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Ⴁthe beliefs or views of a large number of people. Ⴁan estimation of quality or worth: he had a high opinion of himself. |
| Persuasion | 1 the process of persuading or of being persuaded. 2 a belief or set of beliefs. 3 a group or sect holding a particular belief. |
| Speaker | a person who speaks, in the narrative. |
| Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. a long essay or dissertation involving personal research, |
| Conflict | a serious disagreement or argument between characters. a prolonged armed struggle. |
| Description | a spoken or written account of a person, object, or event. |
| Dialogue | noun conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film. |
| Exposition | comprehensive description and explanation of a theory. |
| Figurative Language | adjective 1 departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical. |
| Flashback | noun 1 a scene in a film, novel, etc. set in a time earlier than the main story. 2 a sudden vivid memory of a past event. |
| Foreshadowing | verb be a warning or indication of. In a story -- alluding to changed situation or new character, etc |
| Genre | noun 1 a style or category of art or literature. 2 [as modifier] denoting a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life. |
| Inciting Action | verb encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour). Ⴁurge or persuade to act in a violent or unlawful way. |
| Internal Monologue | a long speech by one actor in a play or film. 2 a speech by a character displaying his thoughts. |
| Mood | the atmosphere or pervading tone of something. 3 [as modifier] inducing or suggestive of a particular mood |
| Narrator | A story character giving a spoken or written account to provide a commentary to accompany (a film, story, etc.). |
| Pacing | move or develop (the story) at a particular rate or speed. |
| Perspective/Point of View | a particular way of regarding something. 4 understanding of the relative importance of things: Point of View: noun 1 a particular attitude or way of considering a matter. 2 the position from which something or someone is observed. |
| Plot Structure | the main sequence of events in a play, novel, or film. |
| Resolution | the resolving of a problem in a story. |
| Sensory Imagery | 1 figurative language, especially in a literary work. |
| Setting | the place and time at which a story is represented as happening. |
| Telling Details | adjective having a striking or revealing effect; significant. |
| Tension | the state of being tense. Ⴁa strained state or condition resulting from forces acting in opposition to each other. |
| Analysis | a detailed examination of something in order to interpret or explain it. |
| Cause and Effect | a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition. a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause. |
| Chronological Order | (of a record of events) following the order in which they occurred. |
| Citation | a quotation from or reference to a book or author. |
| Conventions of genre | a way in which something is usually done in the type of writing. |
| Objective Tone | Writing Style not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. |
| Organization | the action of organizing. Ⴁsystematic arrangement of elements. a systematic approach to tasks. |
| Quotation | group of words from a text or speech repeated by an author. |
| Structure | the arrangement of and relations between the parts of something complex. |
| Synthesis of Sources | the combination of ideas from sources to form a connected whole story. |
| Transition | the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. 2 |
| Connotation | noun an idea or feeling which a word invokes in addition to its primary meaning. |
| Denotation | be a sign of; indicate. Ⴁstand as a name or symbol for. |
| Diction | the choice and use of words in speech or writing. |
| Editing | prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. |
| Irony | the expression of meaning through the use of language signifying the opposite, typically for humorous effect. |
| Revision | the action of revising. Ⴁa revised edition or version. |
| Style | a way of painting, writing, etc. characteristic of a particular period, person, etc. |
| Tone | a modulation of the voice expressing a feeling or mood. 3 general character: trust her to lower the tone of the conversation. |
| Voice | an opinion or attitude, or a means or agency by which it is expressed: a dissenting voice. |
| Word Choice | A writer's selection of words as determined by a number of factors, including meaning (both denotative and connotative), specificity, level of diction, and tone. |
| Writer's Purpose | In composition, a person's reason for writing, such as to inform, entertain, explain, or persuade. (See Examples and Observations, below.) |
| Argument | Argument1, the first sense, is a thing people Example: In writing, as when an editorialist argues that some public policy is wrong. |
| Informative/Explanatory | Ex An author will analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to produce text that sheds new light on a concept or process. |
| Narrative | Any account of connected events, presented to a reader or listener in a sequence of written or spoken words, or in a sequence of (moving) pictures. A story |
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