Am Lit EOC Terms to Know

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

• Figurative Language

• Genre
• Fiction

• Style

literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.

• biography
• fiction
• non-fiction
• historical account

Which quotation below is correctly puncutated and cited?

• The author said, "80% of clothing waste ends up in landfills ".

• The author stated, 80% of clothing waste ends up in landfills (Hill, 2025).

• The author stated, "80% of clothing waste ends up in landfills " (Hill, 2025).

• The author stated, 80% of clothing waste ends up in landfills (Hill, 2025).

When citing evidence from a passage, it needs all of the following EXCEPT

• A Citations (Author name/Title, Year)

• Quoatation marks around the words directly taken from the passage

• A lead in phrase to give context for the citation

• Your personal opinion on the citation and its meaning

Vocab: A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

• Hypothesis
• Assumption
• Deduction
• Inference

A Theme Statement should be all of the following EXCEPT

• A complete sentence.

• A universal truth that can apply to multiple stories/situations.

• Apply to the story

• One word

A summary that states ONLY the facts/evidence presented in the passage/story.

• Argumentative Summary

• Narrative Summary

• Objective Summary

• Opinionated Summary

Vocab: The way an author reveals and builds a character in a story, drama, or other narrative.

• Plot development
• Characterization
• Theme exploration
• Narrative structure

Vocab: The author explicitly tells the reader about a character's traits, personality, or motivations.

• Indirect characterization
• Direct characterization
• Narrative exposition
• Character analysis

Vocab: Character's traits and personality are revealed to the reader through the character's actions, thoughts, speech, and interactions with other characters, rather than the author explicitly stating what they are like.

• Narrative exposition
• Character development
• Direct characterization
• Indirect characterization