Academic Vocab Flashcards
Cite
to mention in support, proof, or confirmation
figutive language
language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.
Tone
in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
mood
a distinctive emotional quality or character:
paraphrase
the act or process of restating or rewording.
elaborate
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness:
theme
a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.
dialouge
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
“the book consisted of a series of dialogues”
synonyms: conversation, talk, discussion, interchange, discourse; More
precise
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
verb
action
adverb
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).
Allusion
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication:
Flashback
a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
Point of Veiw
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint:
Imagery
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively:
