Flashcard: Mastering English Literary and Grammar Skills — 14 carte

Inference — definition?

Drawing conclusions using prior knowledge and text.

Foreshadowing — role?

Hints at future events to build suspense.

Imagery — purpose?

Creates vivid mental pictures appealing to senses.

Sound Devices — examples?

Rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia.

Ethos — persuasive technique?

Appeals to credibility and ethics.

Pathos — persuasive technique?

Appeals to emotions and feelings.

Conclusion — function?

Summarizes main ideas; provides closure.

In-Text Citation — purpose?

Credits sources; avoids plagiarism.

Genre — role?

Categorizes stories by traits and themes.

Fiction — true or false?

Created from imagination; not true.

Nonfiction — true or false?

Based on real facts and events.

Myth — characteristics?

Explains phenomena via supernatural stories.

Simple Sentence — structure?

One independent clause.

Compound Sentence — structure?

Two independent clauses joined by semicolon or conjunction.