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Core Terms
| Word | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Textual evidence | Implied though no plainly expressed | |
| Explicit | stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt | |
| Central Idea | ||
| Tone | ||
| Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | |
| Syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences in a language | |
| Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning | |
| Denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to feelings or ideas that the word suggests | |
| Formal | ||
| Informal | ||
| POV | Point of View | |
| Characterization | describe the distinctive nature or features of | |
| Plot | the main events of a play, novel, movie or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence | |
| Climax | the most intense, exciting or important point of something; | |
| Inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | |
| Setting | the place or type of surrounding where something is positioned or where an event takes place. | |