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Language Arts Important Words
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- 1author's purposethe reason for an author's writing
Examples: to entertain, to inform, to share, to persuade, to reveal a truth about life (to send a message). - 2author's viewpointrefers to the author's opinion, ideas of what is important, or attitude toward a topic or subject.
- 3author's perspectivehow the author feels about something; their view opinion or feelings.
- 4author's tonethe approach an author takes toward a topic; author's attitude.
- 5author's stylethe author's attitude as reflected in the format of the author's written expression.
- 6figurative languageWriting or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by illustrating a meaning
- 7alliterationthe repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
- 8idioman expression that is peculiar to one language and means something different from the literal meaning of its words
- 9hyperbolean extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis
- 10metaphora figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using "like" or "as"
- 11similea comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
- 12onomatopoeiasound effects
Example:buzz, crash, etc. - 13personificationa figure of speech of which a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics
- 14static characterchanges very little in the story, usually play a minor role in the story
- 15text structurecause and effect, compare and contrast, sequence, problem and solution, main idea and details (description), chronological order (time order)
- 16bandwagon (persuasive technique)"everyone" agrees or participates; tries to persuade everyone to join in and do the same thing
- 17testimonial (persuasive technique)words of an expert or famous person
- 18emotional (persuasive technique)evoke positive feelings toward the reader
- 19repetition (persuasive technique)repeated words or phrases
- 20subjectivewriting full of opinion
- 21objectivewriting full of facts
- 22syntaxthe grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
- 23ClichésSayings that are used too often
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- These are basic language arts terms that are important to know.
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