Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
TestQuestionterms
SubjectSpecificterms
Analyze:
toseparateinto Allegory:
partsand
explain
astoryinwhich
people,things,and
actionsrepresent
anideaabout
life;teachalesson
Argue:
toprovepoints
byusingfacts
Allusion:
Areferencein
literaturetoa
familiarperson,
place,thing,or
event
Causeand
Effect:
totellwhat
happenedand
why
Characterization: methodswriters
usetodevelop
charactersthrough
theirappearance,
thoughts,speech,
commentsabout
themetc
Cite:
toquoteasan
example
Climax:
Compare
and
Contrast:
tofindthe
Conflict:
similaritiesand
differences
Thestruggle
betweentwo
opposingforces
Convey:
tocarryoutor
transfer
information
Dialect:
Avarietyofa
languagespokenin
oneplacebya
groupofpeople
Dialogue:
conversation
betweentwoor
morepeoplethat
Criticizeand tofindthe
Evaluate:
strengthsand
weaknesses
thehighestpointof
interestinastory;
turningpoint
advancestheaction
Decide:
tomakea
choice
Epigraph:
Aquotationonthe
titlepageora
mottonsuggesting
whatthetheme
willbe
Define:
toexplain
exactlywhat
something
means
Exposition:
Thebeginningof
thestory
introducessetting,
characters,&initial
conflict
Describe
totellallyou
andDiscuss: know
Foreshadowing:
Awriter'suseof
cluestoindicate
eventsthatwill
occur
Draw:
tocometoa
conclusion
Hyperbole:
anexaggeration
Explain:
totellhowand
why
Imagery:
wordsandphrases
thatcreatevivid
picturesinthe
reader'smindand
appealtothe
senses
Express:
tomakeyour
opinionor
feelingsknown
Irony:
Thecontrast
betweenthe
expectedand
reality
Generalize:
tosummarize
withoutgoing
intodetails
Jargon:
languageusedina
certainprofession
orbyaparticular
group
Identify:
torecognize
andexplain
Monologue:
(Soliloquy)
Aspeechina
dramaticwork
whereasingle
charactershares
his/herthoughts
outloud
Illustrate:
togive
examples
Mood:
Interpret:
toexplainthe
Moral:
meaninginyour
ownwords
lessontaughtina
work
Justify:
toarguein
supportof
something
Thepersonor
voicetellingthe
story
List:
towriteaseries Onomatopoeia:
ofnamesor
numbersina
row
Narrator:
thefeelingor
atmosphere
createdforthe
reader
Theuseofaword
whosesound
suggestsits
meaning
Paraphrase: torestatethe
Palindrome:
meaninginyour
ownwords
Awordoraphrase
thatreadsthesame
backwardsand
forwards
Pointout:
toshowan
exactdetailor
meaning
Paradox:
Astatementthat
seemstocontradict
itselfbutinfact
revealsanelement
oftruth
Prove:
toshow
correctnessby
usingfact
Parody:
Aworkthat
imitatesormocks
anotherworkof
literature
Respond:
togivean
answer
Pointofview:
Thevantagepoint
fromwhichastory
istold
Review:
toreexamine
Protagonist:
themainpoints
orhighlightsof
something
themaincharacter
inastory(oftenthe
hero)
Show:
togive
information
Resolution
(denouement):
Theendofthe
workwherethe
conflicthasbeen
solvedintendedto
bringthestoryto
anend
State:
toexpressin
words
Symbolism:
theuseofaperson,
placeorobjectto
represent
somethingbeyond
itself
Summarize:
topulltogether
themainpoint
Syntax:
Thewayinwhich
wordsareput
togethertoform
phrasesor
sentences.
Support:
toprovide
evidence
Theme:
Acentralmessage
ofaworkrelating
tolife
Tell:
tosayormake Thesis:
knowninwords
Apositiontakenby
awritingwiththe
thepurposeof
supportingit
Trace:
tolist
chronologically
inorder
Awriter'sattitude
towardasubject
Tone: