Unit 2B Vocabulary (Part 1)

1. language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

• mood
• figurative language
• foreshadow
• graphic elements of poetry

2. a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling

• editing
• foreshadow
• figurative language
• mood

3. intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, syntax(the way sentences are written), devices, and diction(word choice) to create an effective written work;

• characterization
• editing
• graphic elements of poetry
• author's craft

4. the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage;

• mood
• foreshadow
• drama
• figurative language

5. capital letters, line length, and word position; also called the “shape” of a poem

• mood
• graphic elements of poetry
• editing
• drama

6. the method in which an author constructs a character by directly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance (direct characterization) or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. (indirect characterization)

• author's craft
• characterization
• drama
• graphic elements of poetry

7. a literary device used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story

• characterization
• author's craft
• figurative language
• foreshadow

8. literary works written in a stage play format which includes dialogue and stage directions that is intended to be performed

• mood
• drama
• figurative language
• graphic elements of poetry

9. After writing a rough draft, he spent all afternoon with his teacher as she helped him __________ his essay.

• author's craft
• characterization
• drama
• edit

10. The two types of __________ are direct and indirect.

• author's craft
• characterization
• drama
• editing