Unit 2: Craft and Structure Vocabulary

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  1. literary
    appropriate to creative writing of recognized artistic value
  2. nonfiction
    prose writing that is not formed by the imagination
  3. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  4. suspense
    excited anticipation of an approaching climax
  5. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
  6. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  7. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
  8. contrast
    the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
  9. cause
    any entity that produces an effect
  10. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  11. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
  12. solution
    the successful action of solving a problem
  13. narration
    a telling of a story in writing, drama, or cinema
  14. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  15. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  16. reflection
    a remark expressing careful consideration
  17. explanatory
    serving or intended to make clear
  18. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  19. inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  20. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  21. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  22. entertain
    provide amusement for
  23. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  24. state
    express in words
  25. imply
    express or state indirectly
  26. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
  27. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  28. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  29. fact
    a concept whose truth can be proved
  30. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  31. reason
    a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
  32. example
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
  33. description
    a statement that represents something in words
  34. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  35. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  36. explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible
  37. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  38. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  39. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  40. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
  41. parallel
    something analogous to something else
Created on Mon Feb 08 10:23:42 EST 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 15:55:16 EDT 2021)

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