ELA, Info. Text Academic Vocabulary

Front

What is the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking?

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Rhetoric

Front

What type of text structure describes the attributes, specifics, or characteristics of a topic?

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Description

Front

What is a condensed version of a larger reading that expresses only the main idea and relevant details without personal opinions?

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Objective Summary

Front

What conveys a writer's attitude toward their subject through word choice and detail?

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Tone

Front

What is the use of verbal irony where a person appears to praise something but is actually insulting it?

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Sarcasm

Front

What is the term for the overall message or main point of a text?

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Central Idea

Front

What is the term for the emotional feeling created in the reader by a literary work?

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Mood

Front

What is the term for the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences?

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Syntax

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

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Hyperbole