Figurative Language
Comparison using like or as
"He drove like a madman."
Simile
Name the difference between perspective and POV
one is the attitude or feelings toward a subject and the other is the type of narration
What type of language is used to convey topics in a non literal way.
Figurative language
What is an author's purpose?
What he/she plans to achieve or why they're writing the text
Define what a word's 'connotation' is.
The emotion or feeling behind a word (positive or negative)
"The firehouse was burning down."
Idiom
What is the FOUR different POVs
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient
Why is repetition used in poetry?
To emphasize a purpose or a message.
What are some structures of a text? Name 2
For example: putting stuff in time order or showing similarities or differences
Chronological, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution
What is irony?
When people say one thing but it actually is the opposite
Repetition of consonant sounds
"Sally sells seashells by the sea shore."
Alliteration
What are three things that show character development
(bonus points for using the literary terms)
What they think (perspective), what they do (interactions), what they say (dialogue)
List three sound devices
rhyme scheme, repetition, alliteration, rhythm, end rhyme, onomatopoeia
What is a central idea and how is it developed?
Central idea is the main point of the text and you can find it through facts, details, or quotations.
What is the use of a word to modify two words in a way that it applies to each other in a different sense?
"He carries a strobe light and the responsibility of his men."
In this, 'carries' means literally carry and then figuratively carry his men.
Zeugma
phrase showing two things are similar
"He was a dragon in the ring."
metaphor
How do setting and plot interact?
"I couldn't practice soccer because it was raining."
A setting will impact what happens in the story
using your five senses is called... and it helps you find the... of the poem.
2 answers
imagery and meaning/purpose
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
(applies to logic, applies to credibility, applies to emotion)
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
What is a rhetorical question?
A question used to make a point that doesn't need an answer
indirect reference to a well-known historical, cultural, literary person, place or thing
"He had a Herculean effort."
Allusion
What are two ways to find a theme?
Character development and conflict resolution
the use of words, images, objects, people to represent abstract ideas or concepts.
"The blue curtains highlighted or stood for the character's sadness."
Symbolism
Name 3 text sections
Chart, image, graph, title, headings
What's the difference between syntax and diction?
Syntax is the way something is STRUCTURED and diction is WORD CHOICE