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EOG Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| illustrate | show or represent |
| summarize | give a brief statement of the main points |
| impact | influence, an effect or result |
| subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings or opinions |
| objective | not influenced by personal feelings or opinions |
| inference | knowledge + evidence |
| tone | author's attitude toward the subject |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| theme | a universal idea, lesson, or message |
| characterization | process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
| author's purpose | reason the author has for writing (inform, persuade, express, entertain) |
| flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc set in a time earlier than the main story |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| conflict | the problems or complications in the story |
| compare/contrast | Text structure arranged in finding similarities and differences between two things |
| description | details |
| imagery | figurative language and descriptive language that appeals to the senses |
| mood | feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader |
| central idea | the most important point the author makes, the main idea |
| contribute | to add something relevant or beneficial |
| point of view | a particular attitude or way of considering a matter, and the perspective from which a narrator is speaking |
| foreshadow | clues for later events |
| problem/solution | text structure arranged as issue/answer |
| identify | find/ point out |
| analyze | break down in order to bring out the essential elements or understand better |
| rhyme scheme | a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem |
| evidence | proof |
| develop/ development | to elaborate or expand in detail |
| author's claim | a statement of the author's opinion |
| chronological | text structure arranged in order of time |
| context | words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning |
| cause and effect | text structure that notes the relationship between actions and events |
| suggest | put forth, to say |
| convey, portray | to communicate, to show |
| argument | a statement put forth and supported by evidence |
| setting | time and place |
Created by:
Monica Schultz
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