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English Terms
Term | Definition |
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-Her- | Meaning "to stick" |
-Voc- | Meaning "to call" |
Adjective | Describes a noun or pronoun |
Allegory | A literary technique of extending a metaphor through an entrie poem or story so that objects, persons, and actions in the text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text |
Appositive | A noun or noun phrase that gives further detail or explanation of the noun next to it |
Cliche | Means something that is overused |
Co- | Meaning "together" |
Coherence | The clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay |
Definition Essay | A type of expository writing that explains, or defines, what a topic means |
Formal Style | Shows care and appropriate language |
Informal Style | Can be used in texting or conversation |
Negate | To deny or make ineffective |
Noun | Names a person, place, thing, idea or state of being |
Pro- | Means "forth," "before," or "forward" |
Thesis | States the writer's position on the topic of the essay; the controlling idea of the essay |
Verb | Expresses action or a state of being |
What does TP-CASTT stand for? | Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shifts, Title, Theme |
What does TLQC stand for? | Transition, Lead, Quote, Citation |