Review 1
When a narrator uses "I, me, my," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person?
Theme
The message about life a reader takes away after having read a piece of literature.
To make an educated guess based on evidence and background knowledge
What is inference?
What is connotation?
The feelings, usually positive or negative, that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
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What piece of punctuation do we use to omit (or take out) extra words or phrases when we want to shorten text evidence?
Ellipses or dot dot dot (...)
When a narrator uses "he, she, they, their," the story is written in _____ .
3rd Person POV
What is Irony?
Sarcasm; opposite of what is intended
The words and phrases around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning.
What is context clues?
Jose must decide whether he will cheat on a test or not.
Internal conflict, man vs. self
Information, details, facts, or quotes directly from a text that support an idea, argument, or claim
Evidence
A struggle, either mental or physical, between two characters.
Man vs. Man conflict
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To give something non-human human-like qualities
Personification
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A reference to something with historical, cultural, literary, or political importance.
Allusion
Text features include:
Heading, subheading, captions, graphs, photos
What is tone?
The author's attitude or feeling
A comparison that uses "like" or "as."
Simile
What the text is mostly about is known as the _______ ________ of the text.
Central Idea
What is the role of the conclusion paragraph?
Restates the thesis; summarizes main points, call to action
The series of events that make up a story.
Plot
Name at least 3 transition words.
For example, however, additionally, so, in addition, first, lastly, etc.
List the types of text structures
Compare&contrast, problem&solution, chronological&sequence, description, cause&effect
A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.
Metaphor
What is the most interesting or intense part of the story referred to as?
Climax
What is the part of the essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it?
Counterclaim
Significance means
Importance
Explain the 3 types of irony.
Define third person omniscient
When the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all characters and can predict/foreshadow future events
An author argues that cats are better than dogs because they are easier to take care of.
What is a good counterclaim?
Dogs are better than cats since they are loyal to their owners.
Stanza
a group of lines in poetry
Implies means
to strongly suggest