Unit 4 Vocabulary

1. an attitude or a feeling associated with a word
4. the framing of events from a particular point of view (character, author, etc.)
5. devices techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively (analogy, parallelism, rhetorical questions, and repetition)
8. to take individual pieces of information and combine them with other pieces of information and with prior knowledge or experience to gain a better understanding of a subject or to create a new product or idea
10. the writer’s position on an issue or problem
12. irony exists when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another
15. language language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words (including simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, imagery, and others specific to text)
17. details words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste
18. the attitude a writer takes toward a subject

2. claim an argument that does not support the claim
3. an argument that does not support the claim.
6. evidence evidence taken directly from the text to support an idea (including text features)
7. a word’s literal or dictionary meaning
9. an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work
11. descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader
13. to prove a counterclaim to be wrong or false
14. declarations made to justify an action, a decision, or a belief.
16. perspective a unique combination of ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs that influences the way the writer looks at a topic. Tone often reveals an author’s perspective.
18. an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand