Please Fill in the Blanks: a.) diction
b.) thesis statement
c.) parallel structure
d.) theme
e.) in medias res
f.) ambiguous
g.) objective

1.) A summary of a text should be , free from bias or personal judgment.

2.) Using (using the same grammatical structure to express related ideas) in your writing creates sentences that are balanced and organized.

3.) Not all stories have clear themes; some have themes, which are open to more than one interpretation.

4.) An author's word choice, or , should be clear, vivid, and precise.

5.) A(n) is one or two sentences that state the focus of a piece of writing.

6.) is a technique in which a narrative begins telling the story in the middle, at a crucial point in the action.

7.) The of a story reveals a truth about human nature or life and, often, the author's attitude toward life.