Unit 7 Academic Vocabulary (set 2)

not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning using imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

• mood

• voice

• figurative language

• dialogue

a subtle comparison in which the author describes two seemingly dissimilar things using words that are not meant to be taken literally

• metaphor
• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions; can be used for emotional effect and to intensify the impact on the reader

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

an intentional and extreme exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• imagery

the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work that can be expressed through literary elements, language, and genre characteristics such as imagery, word choice, setting, voice, theme, etc.

• tone

• voice

• dialogue

• mood

the distinctive way the writer expresses ideas with respect to style, form, content, purpose, etc.; the distinctive features of a person's writing or speech patterns

• mood

• voice

• tone

• dialogue

the author's primary goal in a piece of writing, such as to narrate, argue, review, explain, or examine

• voice

• tone

• author's purpose

• literary device

the basic idea explored or expressed by an author in a piece of writing

• message

• theme

• author's purpose

• thesis

the explicit or implied universal idea of a literary work that often speaks to the human experience/condition

• controlling idea

• author's purpose

• message

• theme

the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text

• text structure

• text features

• message

• voice