Eng. 11 Lit Terms Sem. 1

the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or character

• tone

• author's purpose

• mood

• argumentation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

• understatment

• mood

• juxtaposition

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

the reason the author decides to write about a specific topic

• aphorism

• mood

• author's purpose

• social context

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

a brief statement that expresses a general truth about life

• parallel structure

• aphorism

• urbane

• tenet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity

• repetition

• aphorism

• buff

• satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

deliberately representing something as much less important than it really is

• tone

• mood

• understatement

• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

the use of symbols to signify ideas and give them different meaning than the literal meaning

• mood

• symbolism

• simile

• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or of equal importance

• parallel structure

• point of view

• rhetoric

• juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

• simile

• tenet

• juxtaposition

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

comparison using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• analysis

• diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3