Across
- 2. The stance a writer takes about a particular topic or debate
- 3. The use of language appealing to the five senses to enhance a text
- 5. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or lines.
- 7. "He knew he had to get up early for work the next day. ___________________, he made sure to go to bed earlier than normal."
- 10. Poets often use a pattern of words in their poem to create a sense of rhythm. These words usually sound alike, which is why this structure is often called a ____________ scheme.
- 12. When statements or situations contradict what a person would expect. There are three kinds - verbal, dramatic, and situational.
- 13. This part of an argumentative essay contains three components - concession, accommodation, and refutation
- 14. "It was raining heavily that night. _____________, the baseball game was not cancelled."
- 15. The intended feeling the author hopes to create in the reader
- 16. The author's detailed explanation of how the text evidence presented in an essay connects back to their thesis or claim
- 19. EXAMPLE: "Normally, he was terribly clumsy, but on the court, he was Lebron James."
- 22. Often the opening scenes of a text in which the characters, setting, and potential conflict are presented to the reader
- 24. The author's feeling towards the subject matter
- 25. The development of a character's traits or personality throughout a text
- 26. The central idea of an essay or the argument an author hopes to make
Down
- 1. A subtle hint by the author of the events to come later in the story
- 4. "I am not interested in purchasing what you are selling. ________________________, I asked you to please stop contacting me."
- 6. When a tangible object or person represents an intangible force or idea
- 8. EXAMPLE: "Student support is a school's superior objective."
- 9. The very end of a story, where lingering questions are answered, remaining conflicts resolved, and plotlines are tied up. It is often the moment in the movie right before the credits roll or the epilogue of a novel.
- 11. In order to improve the flow of an essay, an author will ___________ quotes to make them a part of a longer sentence.
- 17. A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
- 18. The placement of two opposing forces or ideas in close proximity for the purpose of demonstrating a contrast
- 20. EXAMPLE: "I have mountains of homework to do!"
- 21. The central message or universal lesson about life that can be learned from a text
- 23. The act of summarizing a part of a text in one's own words in order to get the overall gist or to distill a particular idea or event