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3B Academic Vocab

LD Bell 3B Academic Vocabulary

TermDefinition
mood The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader through imagery, rhythm, and figurative language.
tone The writer's attitude toward his or her subject, created through diction, details, and direct statements about his or her position.
theme An underlying message or lesson the writer wants the reader to understand.
inference Arriving at a logical assumption by utilizing what facts and evidence you have and filling in the rest.
infinitive "to" + a verb, often used as a noun.
etymology The origin and history of a word.
ambiguity Ideas or images that contain more than one meaning.
irony The humorous or scornful use of words to express the opposite of what one really means.
verbal irony Someone saying the opposite of what they mean.
dramatic irony The difference between the facts known to a character and the facts known to the reader or audience.
situational irony When what happens is the opposite of what you thought would happen.
conclude To arrive at a belief based on evidence, experience or reasoning.
despite In spite of; not stopped by; even though...
justify To show or claim to be right; to be vindicated.
criteria A set of standards or rules by which something is evaluated.
maintain To preserve or keep up; to declare to be true.
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