Genres
TPCASTT
Figurative Language
Plot Structure
Vocabulary
100
The purpose of this genre is to read to be entertained.
What is Fiction
100
To consider the title and make a prediction about the poem
What is Title
100
A comparison of two things using like or as
What is Simile
100
Where the character and setting are introduced
What is exposition
100
To examine in detail
What is Analyze
200
The purpose of this genre is to read to experience rich language and emotion.
What is Poetry
200
Note any changes in speaker or attitude.
What is Shift
200
A comparison of two things saying one thing is another
What is Metaphor
200
Also known as the consequences
What is Falling Action
200
The dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotative
300
The purpose of this genre is to read to make decisions
What is Persuasive
300
Notice the Speaker's tone
What is Attitude
300
A word which imitates the natural sounds of something
What is Onomatopoeia
300
The turning point of the story
What is Climax
300
an idea or feeling that a word evokes
What is Connotation
400
The purpose of this genre is to read to gain information or insight
What is Literary Non-Fiction
400
State in your own words what the poet is saying about the subject
What is Theme
400
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is Personification
400
The reasons leading up to the Climax
What is Rising Action
400
a character who contrasts with another character
What is Character Foil
500
The purpose of this genre is to learn how to do something
What is Procedural
500
Examine the poem for meaning beyond the literal
What is Connotation
500
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole
500
Also known as the denoument
What is Resolution
500
This is established in order to affect the reader emotionally
What is Mood
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