TAUBIN CRCT-Literature and Writing
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Audience | for whom you are writing. |
| Alliteration | words beginning with the same consonant sound. Ex. Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers. |
| Allusion | reference to someone or something famous in order to make a point |
| Analogy | comparison of the similarities of two things that are unlike. |
| Antecedent | noun that names a person, place, or thing that a pronoun refers back to. Ex. Mary gave her mother the tickets. (Mary is the antecedent that the pronoun "her" refers to.) |
| Author's purpose | author's reason for writing the selection.-to describe, teach, amuse, persuade, create...... |
| Citation | reference to the author of the material you are using |
| Clincher | A strong ending sentence to a paper. |
| Context clues | clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word. |
| Fable | brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a moral |
| Fantasy | a highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life. They often contain magic. |
| Hook | Introduction to get the reader's attention. |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration. Ex. I walked a million miles just for one of your wonderful dinners. |
| Idiom | Phrase whose meaning cannot be determined from the ordinary meaning of the words. Ex. Drop me a line. |
| Implied | expressed indirectly; understand what author is trying to express through his use of words and characters' action. |
| Index | an alphabetical listing of topics and the page numbers where they can be found in a text. It is usually found in the back of the book. |
| Inference | a logical guess based on facts and common sense. |
| Main Idea | General idea for a paragraph or paper-example: Reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire |
| Metaphor | type of figurative language in which two unlike things are compared. Ex. The girl was a graceful bird skating in flight. (comparing a girl to a bird) |
| Mood | atmosphere; overall emotions shown within a story such as happy, gloomy, peaceful, and mysterious. |
| Myth | a fiction al tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature. |
| Organizational pattern | compare/contrast (similarities and differences), chronological order (the order in which things happen), cause/effect, transition |
| Onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they describe. Ex. Swoosh |
| Personification | giving human traits to animals or nonliving things. Ex. The tree lowered its branches and cried. |
| Perspective | the way something is viewed. |
| Redundant | not needed; extra; saying the same words again. Ex. Susie cooked a great dinner. Everyone loved the great dinner. |
| Rhyme Scheme | a pattern of end rhymes in a poem. Ex: aabba First, second and fifth rhyme, and third and fourth rhyme. |
| Sequence | the coming of one thing after another; order which events happen. |
| Simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" and "as." Ex. He is as sly as a fox. |
| Supporting sentence | sentences in a paragraph that elaborate your topic sentence. |
| Theme | deep meaning or insight of a piece of literature-overall message-example: good vs. evil |
| Tone | author's attitude towards the subject which is conveyed through the writer's choice of words. Ex. humorous tone or serious tone |
| Topic sentence | states the main idea of the text; what the paper will be about. |
| Transition | make connection between sentences and paragraphs, giving the paragraph coherence and making it easier to follow. Common transition words are first, next, then, following, also etc. |
| Unifying | sameness |
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