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unit 3 academic voab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| authoritative tone | tone that conveys confidence and expertise through clear, direct, precise, objective language |
| allusion | a brief, indirect reference to a culturally or historically significant person, place, thing, event, or idea |
| allegory | a story where characters, events, and settings represent abstract ideas, moral qualities, or hidden meanings |
| audience | readers or viewers of a text |
| author's purpose | the reason the text exists |
| cohesion | the explicit connections of ideas when writing or speaking that creates a smooth, logical flow |
| flat character | one dimensional superficial character that lacks complexity |
| round character | complex, realistic character that features depth and layers to their personality and motivations |
| static character | a characters that does not change, learn, or grow throughout the course of a text |
| dynamic character | a character that grows and changes over the course of a text |
| foil | a character that contrasts with another character to highlight or illustrate differences in traits |
| plot structure | a framework of events in a story (exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax...) |
| inciting incidet | a pivotal event in a story that instigates the plot |
| literary moment | divisions or classifications of texts based on trends that emerge throughout literary history (related to social, cultural, or political developments) |
| literary theory | the systematic study of the nature of literature and the methods for literary analysis (framework to guide interpretation) |
| genre | specific categories used to classify texts and establish reader expectations |
| style | the unique way an author uses language to distinguish their work from others |
| stylistic features | the distinctive element in writing that help an author convey their voice, tone, and style (word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, narrative structure, description...) |
| myth | a traditional story that explains a culture's worldview, origins, or perceptions |
| reliability | extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate |
| credibility | degree to which a source is believable or trustworthy |
| credible sources | transparency in scholarship |
| academic research | systemic, formal, and rigorous investigation by scholars or students to expand knowledge |
| perspective | authors's, narrator's, or character's attitudes, beliefs, or perceptions in a text |
| social relevance | writing that reflects, critiques, and influences societal issues |
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