Conno to the Deno
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
Denotation
What is the author’s attitude toward the subject called?
What figure of speech compares two things using like or as?
Simile
What literary device uses sensory details to help readers picture a scene?
Imagery
What point of view uses I, me, or we?
First Person Point of View
What is the feeling or association a word suggests called?
Connotation
What is the feeling a reader gets from a text called?
Mood
What figure of speech gives human qualities to something nonhuman?
Personification
What literary device places two contrasting things close together?
Juxtaposition
What point of view uses he, she, or they and follows only one character’s thoughts?
Third Person Limited
Does 'stubborn' usually have a more positive or negative connotation than determined?
Negative connotation
The narrator calls a messy room “a masterpiece of organization.” What is the tone?
Sarcastic or ironic tone
“The classroom was so loud it was a zoo.” What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
“The warm bread smelled buttery, and its golden crust crackled.” Which sense is most clearly described besides sight?
Smell
The narrator uses he and she and tells readers what several characters think. What point of view is this?
Third Person Omniscient
In the sentence “The old house was cheap,” the word cheap suggests poor quality. Is that its denotation or connotation meaning?
Connotation
“The lost puppy curled up alone in the cold rain.” What mood might this create?
Sad and lonely mood
"Her voice was the music he needed." What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
A cheerful birthday party is shown beside a lonely character sitting alone. What literary device is being used?
Juxtaposition
What is the key difference between third-person limited and third-person omniscient?
Limited--knows only 1 person's thoughts
Omniscient--knows everyone's thoughts
Home and house can refer to a place where someone lives. Which word often has a warmer, more personal connotation?
Home has a more positive connotation
“The brave firefighter stepped into the smoke without hesitation.” What tone does this sentence create toward the firefighter?
Admiring and respectful
"How much would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could cuck wood?" What type of figurative language is this?
Alliteration
“The icy wind stung my cheeks as wet leaves stuck to my shoes.” Name two senses the imagery appeals to.
Touch and sight
In first-person point of view, whose thoughts and experiences can readers know directly?
The narrator's perspective