English final

diction

the words the writer chooses to convey a particular meaning

connotative

the figurative or emotional meaning of a word

denotative

definition based on the literal definition of word

figurative

what should you always use in front of the word diction

adjective

mood

the overall atmosphere of a piece of literature; created by the setting, the characters, and their actions

tone

expresses the writer’s attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and sometimes the audience

attitude

authors attitude and feelings/emotions towards the subject that they are writing about. _____ is always indentified using emotion words

anaphora

beginning successive lines, sentences, etc. with he same word

parallelism

the arrangement of similarly constructed clauses, sentences, or verse lines in a pairing or other sequence suggesting some correspondence between them

infinitive phrases

verb phrases that begin with an infinitive (to jump, to talk, to run)

prepositional phrases

begins with a preposition and ends with nounds or pronouns

phrases

a group of words that cannot function as a sentence. they do NOT have both a subject and a verb

clauses

a group of related words containing a subject and verb

independent clause

has a subject and verb with the ability to stand alone as a sentence

subodinate (dependent) clauses

contains a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. usually starts with a subordinating conjunction

appositive phrases

explains or describes the noun or pronoun it follows; set apart by commas, and when they are removed, the sentence should still make sense

simple sentence

a sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses

compound sentence

a sentence formed by two or more independent clauses; independent clauses are joined by a conjunction (FANBOYS)

complex sentence

a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

compound complex sentence

contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses

imperative

gives an order or direction and ends with a period or exclamation mark

interrogative

asks a question and ends with a question mark

exclamatory

conveys a strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark

declarative

states an idea and ends with a period