Unit 1 Vocab

Front

Reasoning to disprove an opposing point with evidence

Back

refutation

Front

A struggle or problem in a story, internal or external.

Back

Conflict

Front

Combining ideas from various sources to create or support a new idea.

Back

synthesis

Front

Anything that represents itself and stands for something else figuratively.

Back

Symbol

Front

Allusion

Back

A reference to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work.

Front

Admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid points

Back

Concession

Front

Verbal expression of sensory experience created by details appealing to the five senses.

Back

imagery

Front

A set of statements supporting each other, presenting a position.

Back

argument

Front

Arrangement of words and grammatical elements in a sentence

Back

syntax

Front

Claim

Back

An interpretive statement arguing the central meaning of a text.