TSIA2: Reading / Writing Flashcards

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally

counterargument

an argument made in opposition to a claim presented in persuasive writing

topic

the subject of a piece of writing

main idea

the writer's interpretation of the subject of a piece of writing

credibility

the believability or trustworthiness an author creates with his or her audience

active reading

engaging with the text by taking notes, paraphrasing, questioning the text, or outlining the main ideas

summarizing

condensing the main ideas of a piece of writing down to the most basic components

paraphrasing

rewording a text into your own words without shortening it

a. to entertain
b. to persuade
c. to describe
d. to inform or explain

the four main purposes an author may have in his or her writing

pun

a play on words that sound alike or have multiple meanings; they create a tone of humor or sarcasm

mood

describes the feelings aroused in an audience based on the tone set by the author

alliteration

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or passage

infer

to read between the lines and piece together the clues given by an author in order to make a reasonable, educated guess and draw a logical conclusion

narrative

writing that tells a story

supporting details

provide evidence to back up an author's claims - they answer who, what, when, where, why and how for a reader

emotional appeals / pathos

appeals made to an audience's feelings

comma splice

the joining of two independent clauses using only a comma between them

rhetoric

the use of language to persuade or convince an audience

dependent clause

group of words containing a subject and a verb but which does not express a complete thought - cannot stand alone as a sentence

modifier

a word, phrase, or clause that describes or gives more information about a word in the sentence

transition

word or phrase that helps shift the reader from one idea to the next or from one sentence to the next in a piece of writing

sentence fragment

a group of words pretending to be a sentence, but missing a subject, verb, or a complete thought

precision

using exact words that give the reader a specific image or feeling to help make your point

parallel structure / parallelism

using the same pattern or words to help give equal levels of importance to multiple ideas in a sentence

coherence

everything in the sentence, paragraph, or essay is working together to create a unified whole