EOC English 2: Vocabulary Flashcard

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Examine

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To look closely at something.

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Characteristic

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A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it; may be physical or may describe the object’s nature.

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Language (Rhetorical Devices)

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Referring to the strategies (choices) a writer uses to convey their point, including repetition, allusion, parallelism; appeals include logos, pathos, and ethos.

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Infer

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To conclude by reasoning or from facts; an educated guess based on reasoning/facts.

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Evidence

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Support for a claim or argument; comes from the original text in order to prove or back up a statement.

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Synthesize

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To combine different ideas or information to form a coherent whole.

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Mood

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The emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing, influencing how the reader feels.

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Tone

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The author's attitude toward the subject, conveyed through word choice and style.

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Excerpt

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A short extract from a text, used to illustrate a point or provide evidence.

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Dialogue

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A conversation between two or more characters in a literary work.