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Vocabulary
Vocabulary #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apology | an expression of regret or a request for forgiveness. |
| history | a chronological record of events of a person or institution |
| terror | an extreme fear of something. |
| tone | the attitude an author takes toward the subject or topic of a text, generally revealed through word choice, perspective, or point of view. |
| phrase(s) | a small group of words representing a conceptual unit, containing either a subject or a verb, but not both. Both a subject and a verb would constitute a clause (e.g., “Running through the forest, she breathed in the fresh, crisp air.”) |
| inference | a conclusion derived from logical reasoning following an investigation of available evidence. |
| purpose | the reason for a particular action or creation (e.g., literary work or speech); the reason for which something exists (e.g., to persuade, to inform, to express, and/or to entertain) |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story, play, movie, etc. |
| argument | value statement(s) supported by evidence whose purpose is to persuade or explain. |
| point of view | a narrator’s, writer’s, or speaker’s position with regard to the events of a narrative; one’s stance on events or information given his/her orientation (physically and/or mentally) to the events or information; the vantage point from which one. |
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