English Regents Most Frequently Used Words

Central Idea

• The main point the author wants you to remember.

• The message, lesson, or moral of the passage.

• The "claim" or "thesis statement backed up with evidence"

The theme of a work is

• The main point the author wants you to remember.

• The message, lesson, or moral of the passage.

• The "claim" or "thesis statement" backed up with evidence.

The main argument of an article is

• The main point the author wants you to remember.

• The message, lesson, or moral of the passage.

• "The claim" or "thesis statement" backed up with evidence.

Identify snynonms for emphasize

• Reiterates

• Clarify

• Ignore

• Downplay

The definition of author's purpose is

• Their reason or intent in writing.

• The reader's point of view.

A synonym for illustrates is

• Depict

• Exhibit

• Explain

The definition of Figurative Language is

• Words, phrases, and sentences that go beyond their literal meaning to add layers of interpretation to the audience's understanding.

• Words, phrases, or sentences that mean EXACTLY what is written.

Figurative Language includes

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Imagery

In a literary sense, if a statement contributes to something, it

• helps the author achieve his or her purpose.

• helps the author confuse the reader.

• gives something (especially money) in order to help achieve something.

To reveal means

• To make a previously unknown or secret information known.

• To showcase

• To confuse the reader

• To help the author reveal his/her purpose