Academic Vocab

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A logical guess or assumption about something that hasn't happened yet.

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Prediction

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Study of work details to identify essential features or meaning.

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Analysis

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A writer’s choice of words

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Diction

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A sentence stating the writer’s position on the essay topic.

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Thesis

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Writer's attitude toward a subject

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Tone

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Clues signaling future plot events

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Foreshadowing

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Comparison of similarity between two things

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Analogy

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Descriptive language that creates word pictures appealing to the senses.

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Imagery

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Character opposing the main character

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Antagonist

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A recurring element in myths, art, and literature.

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Archetype