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Active Voice
GrammarThe subject performs the action of the verb
Allegory
Literary DevicesA story with a hidden symbolic meaning
Alliteration
PoetryRepetition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion
Literary DevicesAn indirect reference to another text, person, or event
Analysis
Writing/EssayExplanation of how evidence supports the claim
Anaphora
RhetoricRepetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses
Antagonist
VocabularyA character or force that opposes the protagonist
Antithesis
RhetoricContrasting ideas in parallel structure
Archetype
Literary DevicesA universal symbol, character type, or story pattern
Assonance
PoetryRepetition of vowel sounds within words
Bildungsroman
Literary DevicesA coming-of-age story focused on character's moral and psychological growth
Body Paragraph
Writing/EssayParagraphs between introduction and conclusion that develop the argument
Call to Action
RhetoricA direct request for the audience to take specific action
Characterization
VocabularyThe methods used to develop characters
Citation
Writing/EssayAcknowledgment of sources used in writing
Climax
VocabularyThe turning point or moment of highest tension in a story
Conclusion
Writing/EssayThe final paragraph that wraps up the essay
Conflict
VocabularyThe central problem or struggle in a story
Connotation
VocabularyThe emotional or cultural associations of a word
Consonance
PoetryRepetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
Context Clues
VocabularyHints in surrounding text that help determine word meaning
Counterclaim
Writing/EssayAn opposing argument to your thesis
Denotation
VocabularyThe literal, dictionary definition of a word
Dependent Clause
GrammarA clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence
Dialogue
VocabularyConversation between characters
Diction
VocabularyThe author's word choice
Dramatic Irony
Literary DevicesWhen the audience knows something characters don't
Enjambment
PoetryWhen a sentence or phrase continues beyond the end of a line
Ethos
RhetoricAppeal to credibility and character
Euphemism
Literary DevicesA mild or indirect expression substituted for harsh reality
Evidence
Writing/EssayFacts, examples, or quotations that support a claim
Foreshadowing
Literary DevicesHints or clues about future events in the story
Fragment
GrammarAn incomplete sentence missing subject or verb
Hook
Writing/EssayAn attention-grabbing opening sentence or paragraph
Hyperbole
Literary DevicesExtreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect
Imagery
Literary DevicesDescriptive language that appeals to the five senses
In Medias Res
Literary DevicesBeginning a story in the middle of action
Independent Clause
GrammarA complete sentence that can stand alone
Inference
VocabularyA conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
Irony
Literary DevicesA contrast between expectation and reality
Juxtaposition
Literary DevicesPlacing two elements side by side to highlight contrast
Logos
RhetoricAppeal to logic and reason
Metaphor
Literary DevicesA direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
Meter
PoetryThe rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Modifier
GrammarA word or phrase that describes or limits another word
Mood
VocabularyThe emotional atmosphere or feeling created for the reader
Motif
Literary DevicesA recurring element that has symbolic significance
Onomatopoeia
Literary DevicesWords that imitate sounds
Oxymoron
Literary DevicesA figure of speech combining contradictory terms
Paradox
Literary DevicesA statement that seems self-contradictory but reveals truth
Parallel Structure
GrammarUsing the same grammatical form for similar elements
Passive Voice
GrammarThe subject receives the action of the verb
Pathos
RhetoricAppeal to emotion
Personification
Literary DevicesGiving human characteristics to non-human things
Plagiarism
Writing/EssayUsing someone else's work or ideas without proper credit
Point of View
VocabularyThe perspective from which a story is told
Predicate
GrammarThe part of a sentence that tells what the subject does
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
GrammarPronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and gender
Protagonist
VocabularyThe main character in a literary work
Rebuttal
Writing/EssayA response that refutes a counterclaim
Repetition
RhetoricRepeated use of words or phrases for emphasis
Resolution
VocabularyThe conclusion where conflicts are resolved
Rhetorical Question
RhetoricA question asked for effect, not requiring an answer
Rhyme Scheme
PoetryThe pattern of rhymes at the end of lines
Run-on Sentence
GrammarTwo or more independent clauses incorrectly joined
Satire
Literary DevicesUse of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize
Setting
VocabularyThe time and place where a story occurs
Simile
Literary DevicesA comparison using "like" or "as"
Stanza
PoetryA grouped set of lines in a poem
Stream of Consciousness
Literary DevicesNarrative technique that depicts character's continuous flow of thoughts
Subject-Verb Agreement
GrammarSubjects and verbs must agree in number
Symbolism
Literary DevicesUsing an object, person, or situation to represent something else
Syntax
GrammarThe arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences
Theme
VocabularyThe central idea or underlying meaning of a literary work
Thesis Statement
Writing/EssayThe main argument or claim of an essay
Tone
VocabularyThe author's attitude toward the subject or audience
Topic Sentence
Writing/EssayThe main idea of a paragraph
Transition
Writing/EssayWords or phrases that connect ideas between sentences or paragraphs
Understatement
Literary DevicesDeliberately representing something as less important than it is
Unreliable Narrator
Literary DevicesA narrator whose credibility is compromised