Writing - High School

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  1. active voice
    when the subject of a sentence performs the action
  2. aesthetic
    pleasing in beauty or good taste
  3. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  4. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  5. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  6. analysis
    a detailed investigation or examination of something
  7. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  8. antithesis
    the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas for balance
  9. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  10. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  11. assumption
    a statement that is held to be true
  12. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
  13. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  14. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication
  15. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  16. citation
    a short note recognizing a source of information
  17. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
  18. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  19. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
  20. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  21. coherence
    logical, orderly, and consistent relation of parts
  22. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  23. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  24. comparison
    relation based on similarities and differences
  25. complex sentence
    a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
  26. compound sentence
    a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
  27. concise
    expressing much in few words
  28. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  29. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  30. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  31. contradict
    be in opposition to
  32. convention
    something regarded as a normative example
  33. counterargument
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  34. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  35. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  36. deductive
    involving inferences from general principles
  37. descriptive
    serving to inform
  38. develop
    be gradually disclosed or unfolded
  39. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  40. discourse
    extended verbal expression in speech or writing
  41. documentation
    confirmation that some fact or statement is true
  42. draft
    any of the various versions in the development of a work
  43. edit
    prepare for publication or presentation by revising
  44. elaboration
    addition of extra material or clarifying detail
  45. engaging
    attracting or delighting
  46. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  47. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  48. explanatory
    serving or intended to make clear
  49. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  50. exposition
    a systematic interpretation or explanation of a topic
  51. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
  52. expressive
    characterized by communicating beliefs or opinions
  53. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  54. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  55. figurative
    not literal
  56. figure of speech
    language used in a nonliteral sense
  57. formal
    adhering to traditional standards of correctness
  58. formality
    compliance with set rules
  59. free verse
    poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
  60. generalization
    an idea or conclusion having broad application
  61. genre
    a class of art having a characteristic form or technique
  62. grammar
    the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
  63. heading
    a line of text indicating what the passage below it is about
  64. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  65. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  66. implication
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
  67. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  68. inductive
    proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
  69. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  70. informal
    having the simple or familiar structure of everyday language
  71. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
  72. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  73. interpretation
    an explanation that results from making sense of something
  74. interview
    the questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists
  75. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  76. introductory
    serving as the first section of a communication
  77. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  78. layout
    a plan or design of something that is laid out
  79. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
  80. logical fallacy
    an error in reasoning that undermines an argument
  81. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  82. meter
    a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
  83. modifier
    a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
  84. mood
    the prevailing psychological state
  85. multimedia
    the use of many types of communication simultaneously
  86. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  87. narrator
    someone who tells a story
  88. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  89. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
  90. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  91. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  92. outline
    a schematic or preliminary plan
  93. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
  94. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  95. passive voice
    when the subject of a sentence is a recipient of the action
  96. personification
    representing an abstract quality or idea as a human
  97. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  98. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
  99. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  100. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
  101. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  102. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  103. poetic
    of or relating to verse, or literature in metrical form
  104. point of view
    a mental position from which things are perceived
  105. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  106. procedural
    of or relating to processes
  107. proofread
    read for errors
  108. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  109. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  110. questionnaire
    a form with a set of queries to gain statistical information
  111. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  112. redundancy
    repetition of an act needlessly
  113. reference
    a publication noted as a source of information
  114. reliable
    conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
  115. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  116. resume
    a summary of your academic and work history
  117. revise
    make changes to
  118. revision
    the act of rewriting something
  119. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  120. rhetorical device
    a use of language that creates a literary effect
  121. rhetorical question
    an inquiry that is not supposed to be answered
  122. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
  123. script
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
  124. sensory
    involving or derived from the senses
  125. sentence structure
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  126. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  127. source
    a document from which information is obtained
  128. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  129. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
  130. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  131. summary
    a brief statement that presents the main points
  132. suspense
    excited anticipation of an approaching climax
  133. syntax
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  134. synthesize
    combine so as to form a more complex product
  135. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  136. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  137. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
  138. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  139. topic sentence
    a statement that provides the main idea of a paragraph
  140. transition
    a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows
  141. transitional
    of or relating to change from one state to another
  142. trope
    language used in a nonliteral sense
  143. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
  144. unity
    the quality of being fused into one
  145. unreliable
    prone to be erroneous or misleading
  146. usage
    the customary manner in which language is spoken or written
  147. validity
    the quality of being legitimate and rigorous
  148. variety
    noticeable heterogeneity
  149. verse
    literature in metrical form
  150. viewpoint
    a mental position from which things are considered
  151. voice
    expressing in coherent verbal form
  152. wordiness
    boring verbosity
  153. word order
    the order of words in a text
Created on Fri Jan 27 11:05:46 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:39:36 EDT 2017)

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