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Analyze:

toseparateinto Allegory:
partsand
explain

astoryinwhich
people,things,and
actionsrepresent
anideaabout
life;teachalesson

Argue:

toprovepoints
byusingfacts

Allusion:

Areferencein
literaturetoa
familiarperson,
place,thing,or
event

Causeand
Effect:

totellwhat
happenedand
why

Characterization: methodswriters
usetodevelop
charactersthrough
theirappearance,
thoughts,speech,
commentsabout
themetc

Cite:

toquoteasan
example

Climax:

Compare
and
Contrast:

tofindthe
Conflict:
similaritiesand
differences

Thestruggle
betweentwo
opposingforces

Convey:

tocarryoutor
transfer
information

Dialect:

Avarietyofa
languagespokenin
oneplacebya
groupofpeople

Dialogue:

conversation
betweentwoor
morepeoplethat

Criticizeand tofindthe
Evaluate:
strengthsand
weaknesses

thehighestpointof
interestinastory;
turningpoint

advancestheaction
Decide:

tomakea
choice

Epigraph:

Aquotationonthe
titlepageora
mottonsuggesting
whatthetheme
willbe

Define:

toexplain
exactlywhat
something
means

Exposition:

Thebeginningof
thestory
introducessetting,
characters,&initial
conflict

Describe
totellallyou
andDiscuss: know

Foreshadowing:

Awriter'suseof
cluestoindicate
eventsthatwill
occur

Draw:

tocometoa
conclusion

Hyperbole:

anexaggeration

Explain:

totellhowand
why

Imagery:

wordsandphrases
thatcreatevivid
picturesinthe
reader'smindand
appealtothe
senses

Express:

tomakeyour
opinionor
feelingsknown

Irony:

Thecontrast
betweenthe
expectedand
reality

Generalize:

tosummarize
withoutgoing
intodetails

Jargon:

languageusedina
certainprofession
orbyaparticular
group

Identify:

torecognize
andexplain

Monologue:
(Soliloquy)

Aspeechina
dramaticwork

whereasingle
charactershares
his/herthoughts
outloud
Illustrate:

togive
examples

Mood:

Interpret:

toexplainthe
Moral:
meaninginyour
ownwords

lessontaughtina
work

Justify:

toarguein
supportof
something

Thepersonor
voicetellingthe
story

List:

towriteaseries Onomatopoeia:
ofnamesor
numbersina
row

Narrator:

thefeelingor
atmosphere
createdforthe
reader

Theuseofaword
whosesound
suggestsits
meaning

Paraphrase: torestatethe
Palindrome:
meaninginyour
ownwords

Awordoraphrase
thatreadsthesame
backwardsand
forwards

Pointout:

toshowan
exactdetailor
meaning

Paradox:

Astatementthat
seemstocontradict
itselfbutinfact
revealsanelement
oftruth

Prove:

toshow
correctnessby
usingfact

Parody:

Aworkthat
imitatesormocks
anotherworkof
literature

Respond:

togivean
answer

Pointofview:

Thevantagepoint
fromwhichastory

istold

Review:

toreexamine
Protagonist:
themainpoints
orhighlightsof
something

themaincharacter
inastory(oftenthe
hero)

Show:

togive
information

Resolution
(denouement):

Theendofthe
workwherethe
conflicthasbeen
solvedintendedto
bringthestoryto
anend

State:

toexpressin
words

Symbolism:

theuseofaperson,
placeorobjectto
represent
somethingbeyond
itself

Summarize:

topulltogether
themainpoint

Syntax:

Thewayinwhich
wordsareput
togethertoform
phrasesor
sentences.

Support:

toprovide
evidence

Theme:

Acentralmessage
ofaworkrelating
tolife

Tell:

tosayormake Thesis:
knowninwords

Apositiontakenby
awritingwiththe
thepurposeof
supportingit

Trace:

tolist
chronologically
inorder

Awriter'sattitude
towardasubject

Tone: