Figurative Language
A comparision using like or as
simile
A struggle between two opposing forces.
Conflict
A moral, message, or statement about life.
Theme
An author’s opinion or point of view.
Claim
The narrator of "Life of Pi"
Pi
Comparison of two things that does NOT use like or as.
metaphor
Background information about the characters and setting.
Exposition
The feeling or atmosphere created for the reader.
Mood
Evidence
Facts used by an author to support a claim.
The name of the 11-year-old boy in "Through the Tunnel" who swims through an underwater tunnel while on vacation with his mother
Jerry
Using human qualities to describe non-human things.
Personification
The sequence of events that happens as a result of the conflict.
Rising action
A writer's attitude about a subject.
Tone
Using the same pattern of words for two or more ideas.
Mary likes hiking, swimming, and riding a bicycle.
Parallel structure
The name of the tiger in "Life of Pi."
Richard Parker
Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
The most exciting part of the story; the turning point.
Climax
The voice or character telling a story in a book, movie, play, story, or other literary work.
Narrator
The art of persuasion.
Rhetoric
Identify ONE event that happens to Jerry as he swims through the tunnel during the climax of the story.
* Nose bleeds
* Thinks he sees sunlight before he reaches the end
* In and out of consciousness
A reference to something famous.
Alliteration
The part of the story where loose ends are tied up, and readers get a peek at how things have changed.
Resolution
The series of events taking place in a story
Plot
A contrast between what we expect and what actually happens.
Irony
What is an example of someone BESEECHING someone else?
Give an example of anyone who is begging. :)