FAST REVIEW
INFERENCE
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
STANZA
A group of lines in a poem
TONE
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
IMAGERY
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
MOOD
How the reader feels about the text while reading.
SYMBOL
a person, object, place, event, or action that suggests more than its literal meaning.
PARAPHRASE
a restatement of a text in your own words
ASSUMPTION
a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
CHRONOLOGICAL
arranged in order of time
EXPLICIT
clear and fully expressed
RELEVANT
connected with what is happening or being discussed
ACCURATE
correct in all details; exact.
TEXT STRUCTURES
description, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and sequence (chronological)
ILLUSTRATE
is to make something more clear or visible
EVALUATE
judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
ESTABLISH
make something start to exist or start to happen
EMPHASIZE
show that something is especially important or deserves special attention
Parallelism
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
RHETORIC
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
INTENTION
the meaning the author wants the reader to get out of the work
SIGNIFICANCE
the quality of being worthy of attention; importance.
IMPLICIT
the reader understands it through other clues in the text; not clearly stated
PERSPECTIVE
the way you think about or see something
CLASSIFY
to arrange something in groups according to features that they have in common
APPROXIMATE
to calculate the value of something based on informed knowledge
CHARACTERIZE
to describe it by stating its main qualities
INTERPRET
to explain the meaning of something
SUMMARIZE
to express the most important facts or ideas about something in a short and clear form
ADDRESS
to give attention to (something)
CONTRADICT
to go against or say the opposite
IMPLICATE
to involve in; to understand information that is not directly stated.
REVEAL
to make known or show something
PREDICT
to say that an event or action will happen in the future
INDICATE
to show, point, or make clear in another way
REPRESENT
to stand for or in place of
