English 3 Benchmark Cheat Sheet
by julialuke5 via cheatography.com/33856/cs/10586/
Defini๎tions
Theme the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts,
or an exhibi๎tion; a topic
Figurative
Language
Figurative language is language that uses words or
expres๎sions with a meaning that is different from the literal
interp๎ret๎ation
Author's
Purpose
An author's purpose is the reason an author decides to
write about a specific topic.
Thesis a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be
maintained or proved. a long essay or disser๎tation involving
personal research, written by a candidate for a college
degree.
Rephrasing express (an idea or question) in an altern๎ative way,
especially with the purpose of changing the detail or
perspe๎ctive of the original idea or question
Paraph๎rasin
g
a rewording of something written or spoken by someone
else.
Genera๎lizin
g
make a general or broad statement by inferring from
specific cases
Summar๎izi
ng
give a brief statement of the main points of (somet๎hing)
Methaphor a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to
an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Argument an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a
heated or angry one
Defini๎tions (cont)
Direct
charac๎ter๎i
zation
Direct charac๎ter๎ization is how an author tells his or her
reader about a character.
Indirect
charac๎ter๎i
zation
Indirect charac๎ter๎ization is the process by which the writer
shows the charac๎ter's person๎ality through speech, actions
and appear๎ance.
Narrative
poem
Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often
making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as
well; the entire story is usually written in metered verse
Allite๎ration the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning
of adjacent or closely connected words
Sequence a particular order in which related events, movements, or
things follow each other
Inference a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Historical
Context
Historical context refers to the moods, attitudes, and
conditions that existed in a certain time. Context is the
"๎set๎tin๎g" for an event that occurs, and the elements,
condit๎ions, and charac๎ter๎istics of this specific time will have
an impact on the relevance of the event
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