Glossary of Terms

Allegory

• The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together

• Text written to explain a topic, person, place, idea, or object by telling characteristics, features, facts, and examples that describe it

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

• A figure of speech that links opposite or contradictory words to point out an idea that seems inconsistent but turns out to be true

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Alliteration

• The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together

• The logical appeal in an argument to an audiences' or readers' sense of logic or reason

• The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sound (buzz, click, hiss)

• The repetition of similar sounding words often, but not only, occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Allusion

• When something happens that directly contradicts what was expected

• Something that is itself and also stands for something else

• A reference made to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science

• Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses, as well as to the emotions of the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Analogy

• The reason for a character's action

• A comparison between two or more things, which are similar in some ways and different in others

• A device by which a work presents material that occurred before the opening scene

• A contradiction between what happens and what is expected

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

Match the following

• Pathos

• The ethical appeal in an argument based on the author's or speaker's connection to the reader or audience. Focus on shared values, credibility/believability, and trust

• Rhetorical Triangle

• The art of persuading an audience or reader based on ethical appeal, logical appeal, and emotional appeal

• Ethos

• The logical appeal in an argument to an audiences' or readers' sense of logic or reason

• Logos

• The emotional appeal in an argument that uses devices that engage feelings in the audience or reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the following

• Irony

• The audience is aware of something that the character is not

• Situational Irony

• When something happens that directly contradicts what was expected

• Dramatic Irony

• A contradiction between what happens and what is expected

• Verbal Irony

• When a character says something contradictory-the opposite of what they mean or believe

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Antagonist

• The main character in a work of literature

• The person or problem that works against the protagonist in a work of literature

• The speaker or character who tells the story

• The writer or creator of a book, article, short story, or report

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Author

• The writer or creator of a book, article, short story, or report

• The reason for or intent in writing.

• Presents the story from the point of view of a character in the story. Uses I, me, my, etc.

• Tells the story from the point of view of someone outside the story, and reveals the thoughts of only one character

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Author's Purpose

• How the author helps the reader get to know the character

• A main point the author is making. What the article is about.

• The reason for or intent in writing. To entertain, persuade, or inform the reader

• The writer will attempt to hold the reader's attention through enjoyment or suspense

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Central Idea

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

• A main point that the author is making. What the article is about

• The author aims to teach or give information to the reader

• The logical appeal in an argument to an audiences' or readers' sense of logic or reason

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D