Craft & Structure Flashcards
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Terms in this set
- Author's Purpose The author's reason for writing — most commonly to persuade, inform, entertain, or express feelings — which shapes everything from word choice to structure.
- Tone & Mood Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject (objective, critical, admiring, sarcastic), conveyed through word choice; mood is the feeling the text creates in the reader.
- Point of View The perspective from which a text is told: first person (I, we), second person (you), or third person (he, she, they) — and, more broadly, the author's position on an issue.
- Text Structure The organizational pattern of a passage: sequence/chronological, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, or description.
- Fact vs. Opinion A fact is a statement that can be verified or proven false with evidence; an opinion expresses a belief, judgment, or preference that cannot be objectively proven.
- Bias & Stereotype Bias is a one-sided preference for or against something that slants how information is presented; a stereotype is an oversimplified, fixed belief applied to an entire group of people.
- Context Clues Hints in the surrounding words and sentences — definitions, synonyms, antonyms, examples, or the general situation — that reveal the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
- Denotation & Connotation Denotation is a word's literal dictionary definition; connotation is the emotional or cultural association the word carries, which can be positive, negative, or neutral.