Critical Vocabulary Nouns
Across
- 3. the perspective in which a story is told
- 5. to explain an idea with evidence, and set forth an argument concerning the idea
- 6. evidence the evidence in the text used to support an idea or argument
- 7. a manner in which an author writes
- 10. language used in a special way to create a special effect
- 16. the message, moral, or lesson in a work of art, literature or music
- 17. a brief reference to a person place or thing of historical, literary, or historical significance
- 18. in a comparison using the words like or as
- 19. a division of a poem, where the lines are arranged together for a purpose
- 20. the feeling an author wants the reader to feel in the text
- 22. a historical account or biography about personal events
- 23. a comparison of two things based on them being alike in some way
- 24. in favor or against a person, a group or thing, in a way that is considered unfair
Down
- 1. the central meaning, theme or the end to a particular action or situation
- 2. direct meaning of a word
- 4. to explain something
- 8. the process in which an author reveals the personality of a character. The author can do this directly or indirectly
- 9. something that is important or closely connected
- 11. the outcome of events that are opposite to what is expected
- 12. expressing opposite views
- 13. this is the cultural or emotional meaning behind a word, rather than its dictionary definition
- 14. facts that prove or disprove something; proof from the text
- 15. when someone gives his/her point or side to support their argument
- 19. when one object stands for something else
- 21. when an author uses descriptive language to create a picture for the reader