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Vocabulary

English 3 springboard vocabulary unit 1 and 2

TermDefinition
Primary sources An original document or image created by someone how experiences an event first hand.
Tone
Exemplification To define by example by showing specific, relevant examples that fit the writer's definitio.
Classification Explaning to what group or groups something belongs to.
Negation the contradiction or denial of something.
Function Showing what something does or how it operates in the world.
Imagery A descriptive language authors use to create word pictures.
Structure Refuse to the way a literary work is organized
Defend To support a statement that has been made
Challenge To oppose or refuse a statement that has been
Qualify To consider to what extent a statement is true or untrue
Personification A figure of speech used to describe an object as having human qualities
Synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or vice versa
Call to action A restatement of the claim and what the writer wants the reader to do
Hook An interesting quotation, anecodote, or example at the beginning of a piece of writing that grabs the reader's attention
Logos A rehetorical appeals that used fractual evidence and logic to appeal to the audience sense of reason
Pathos A rehetorical appeal to the readers or listener's senses or emotions
Ethos A rehetorical appeal that focuses on ethics, or the character or qualifications of the speaker
concession/refutation An admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid points
Foil A chacater whose actions or thoughts are juxtaposed against those of a major chacater in order to highlight key attributes of the major chacacter
Subtext an underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation
Motif A recurrent image, symbol, theme, character, type, subject, or narrative detail that becomes a unifying element in an artistic work or text
Hysteria exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people
Claim A position statement or thesis that asserts an idea or makes an argument for a specific position
Created by: LeviFatu
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