English II Unit 6

A central idea developed through a text and supported by specific details

The art and study of the effective use of language

An appeal to the credibility or reliability of the author

Specific, relevant details that shape, refine, and clarify the central idea of a nonfiction text

An appeal to the audience's reason or logic

An appeal to the audience's emotions

Methods an author uses to affect an audience

To discuss facts or explain the author's view of a topic

The author's personal belief, presented without proof

A story or account of a personal experience that illustrates the central idea

A statement about life or human behavior presented as fact but not proven as true

a quotation or summary of information from an individual, group, or organization that possesses expertise in a field

A number, percentage, etc. that can be used to prove a statement

Having no definite shape

To implore, to beg

High rank or distinction

Enduring

A command or rule about action or conduct

A false, malicious, injurious rumor about a person

Long, boring, tiresome

Deserving of respect because of old age, dignity, or wisdom

Satire

Expressing parts of a sentence using similar syntactical structures in order to show that the parts are related or equal in importance

An exaggeration or overstatement used to emphasize a point or to get the audience's attention

The comparison of two things that are alike in some way

A statement that says the opposite of what is meant, often for the purpose of humor

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together

A statement that makes a situation seem less than what it is

Picturesque

An essay or article that analyzes and criticizes a literary or nonfiction work

Supported by proof and evidence

An essay that examines and evaluates a topic or work

-Capacity for feeling -Her dauntless courage in accepting life -"Penetrating sense of contrasts in human vicissitude"

Thinking critically about a work and evaluating it on a deeper level

-Details from the text -Quotations from the text

A summary is a short, objective retelling of the main idea and major details of a work; a critique examines a work's strengths and weaknesses and expresses an opinion about the work

-A list of materials -Graphics -A goal or aim -Expected results -Headings or subcategories -A list of instructions

Clear and concise, and second-person pronouns

-Your skills -Title of the position desired -Your contact information -Your background

Professional, polite, organized, and thorough

Picturesque and personal

Pensive

One of the wise and awful truths which this brown-paper art reveals, is this, that white is a colour

-Essays -Journals and letters -Media accounts -Articles -Autobiography, biography, and memior

-Definition -Cause and effect -Description -Comparison and contrast -Process -Narration

To attempt to convince a reader to think or act a certain way using evidence and reasons

To employ the five sense to create mental images for the reader

To explain or interpret information

To tell a true story about people, places, things, or events

To give steps for solving a problem or completing a task

A type of songbird

Showing moderation or self-control

-Analysis -Sequence -Definition -Cause and effect -Compare and contrast

Mysterious, puzzling

Pertaining to a sense of beauty

Keenly affecting the emotions

Severe

Change or variation

To make less severe; to relieve

Widespread praise