ELA II EOC Vocab Pt 2

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Genre

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A type or class of literature (e.g., fiction, drama, poetry)

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Hook

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An opening statement (which is usually the first sentence) in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention.

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Implicit

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Intended or suggested rather than directly stated

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Inference

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A conclusion logically drawn from presented information

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Interpret

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Understand and explain the meaning of

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Irony

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Text or dialogue in which there is a root sense of hiding what is actually the case in order to achieve a special rhetorical or artistic effect. Examples include dramatic, verbal, and situational

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Main Idea/Central Idea

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The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase

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Mood

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The emotion(s) expressed by an author or artist in the rhetoric, structure, and/or perspective of his or her work

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Myth

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A narrative of ancient origin that a particular cultural group believes to be a true explanation of why the world is as it is and that provides a rationale and rules for societal customs (e.g., The Adventures of Perseus)

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Narrator

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The person in a fictional narrative who relates the account or story