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Support for a claim or argument; comes from the original text in order to prove or back up a statement

• figurative language

• evidence

• tone

• mood

Language that is used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly

Expressions are not LITERAL; they often express some truth beyond literal meaning; includes metaphor, symbolism, allusion, simile, etc.

• figurative language

• evidence

• tone

• mood

Author’s attitude toward his or her subject matter;

Conveyed through elements of style, including word choice (also known as diction)

• figurative language

• evidence

• tone

• mood

The feeling/emotion the reader gets from reading a specific piece of writing; conveyed through author's word choice (diction)

• figurative language

• evidence

• tone

• mood

The___look on the young lad's face told me that she was somewhere else, and it would be difficult to get her attention.

• Elated

• Licentious

• Pensive

• Felonious

Define REMISS.

• careless; negligent

• precise; thorough

• persistent, stubborn

• watchful; cautious

Main idea; communicates a general/overarching truth of a piece of non-fiction

• analyze

• claim

• critique, criticize

• central idea

A stance or point to argue ; similar to a thesis; needs evidence to back it up

• figurative language

• claim

• critique, criticize

• central idea

Breaking apart something (like a text) in order to understand how each part works, as well as passing judgement about the worth and purpose of something

• dialogue

• narrative

• claim

• analyze

To expand an idea using details

• examine

• develop

• claim

• central idea