Unit 1 Art of Suspense

The Art of Suspense
Academic Vocabulary

By Cynthia Neroni

​Dialogue

the spoken words exchanged between characters

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Reveal

make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

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Propel

drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward.

​Erin hears her friend whisper, "Don't tell her about going to the movie. I don't feel like dealing with her."

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Perspective

a narrator's or character's unique worldview, shaped by their experiences, beliefs, and background, influencing how they perceive and interpret events in a story.

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Develop

1. grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
2. start to exist, experience, or possess.

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Explanatory Writing

a style of writing that aims to inform, educate, or clarify a topic for the reader.

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Claim

the main argument or central point that the writer is trying to prov

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Gerund

verbs ending in -ing that act as nouns in a sentence. They take on roles like subject, object, or complement.

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Participle

A participle is a word derived from a verb that can be used as an adjective or to form certain verb tenses.

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Infinitive

the basic form of a verb, usually preceded by the word "to" (e.g., "to walk," "to eat"). It can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb in a sentence.

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Academic

relating to education

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Irony - a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

• dramatic - reader/audience knows something a character does not

• verbal - speaker says one thing, but means something very different

• situational - the outcome of a situation is significantly different from what was expected or intended

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Match the following

• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

• reader/audience knows something a character(s) does/do not

• speaker says one thing, but means something very different

• the outcome of a situation is significantly different from what was expected or intended

Irony

Dramatic Irony

Verbal Irony

Situational Irony

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

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fight

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