AcademicLanguage-LiteraryTerms- Nouns

Alliteration

Words in a row with the same initial consonant sound

Analogy

A comparison between 2 things typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

Argument

A reason or set of reasons that something is true

Central Idea

Most important point the author makes

Conclusions

Summing up of an argument or text; OR a judgment or takeaway reached by reasoning

Connections

Relating what you read to something else you know

Connotative Language

The association that a word brings to mind

Evidence

Knowledge on which to base a belief; quotations and paraphrases; statements that support a claim

Figurative Language

Figures of speech used to make meaning clearer (for example, numbers 10-13).

Metaphor

An indirect comparison

Allegory

A story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning–usually moral or political.

Simile

A direct comparison using like, as, or than

Symbol

Ideas/objects that represent other things

Mood

The way an author makes the reader feel

Tone

The author’s attitude or outlook

Purpose

The author’s intention or goal. I.e. to inform, persuade, etc.

Interaction

Communication or direct involvement with someone or something. I.e. between/among characters

Point of View

The vantage point from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd person, omniscient).

Stanza

A section of a poem

Structure

Organization of a text

Motif

An idea that recurs in a work of literature (word or phrase)

Theme

The message(s)/lesson(s) that the author is trying to convey. It should be stated as a sentence.