Literary and Language Concepts

perspective

• the unique way a character, person, or author sees something; revealed through their speech, actions, & thoughts

• a method of analyzing data in research

• a viewpoint that is always biased

• a technique used in painting to create depth

onomatopoeia

• words that mimic sounds

• a type of poetry

• a figure of speech

• a literary device for exaggeration

paraphrase

• to put important ideas into your own words

• to summarize a text without changing its meaning

• to copy text verbatim from a source

• to analyze the main points of a text

hyperbole

• a subtle comparison between two unlike things

• an extreme exaggeration used to emphasize an idea

• a statement that is literally true

• a rhetorical question that does not require an answer

plagiarism

• taking another person's work or ideas and claiming them as your own

• the act of creating original content without any influence

• the process of summarizing someone else's work

• the practice of collaborating with others on a project

claim

• a statement that presents an opinion or belief

• one sentence that includes a restate, answer, & reason

• a summary of evidence supporting a conclusion

• a question that seeks clarification or information

repetition

• the use of the same word or phrase over and over

• a technique to create variety in writing

• a method to summarize information

• the act of changing words in a sentence

prefix

• word part added to the END of a word that can change its meaning

• word part added to the MIDDLE of a word that can change its meaning

• word part added to the BEGINNING of a word that can change its meaning

• word part that is a synonym for the word itself

mood

• the feeling a reader gets from a story

• the main character's personality

• the setting of the story

• the plot's sequence of events

conflict

• a struggle or problem; characters can have conflict with each other, nature, society, or themselves

• a peaceful resolution to a disagreement

• a type of character development

• a setting in a story where events take place