Terms, terms,
and more terms
SpringBoard
Strategies
Defining Style
Cinematic Techniques
100
This is the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work, the effect of the words on the audience.
What is mood?
100
A short story, whether fiction or nonfiction, is a form of this.
What is a narrative?
100
This is restating essential information expressed in a text, whether it be narration, dialogue, or informational text.
What is Paraphrasing?
100
He wrote about farm life and the New England landscape. His apparently simple poems have many layers of meaning.
Who is Robert Frost?
200
This is the expression of similar ideas in the same grammatical form, which can help bring clarity and coherence to your writing.
What is parallel structure?
200
This is the distinctive way a writer uses language, characterized by elements of voice, organization, and so on.
What is style?
200
A visual representation for the organization of information from the text.
What is a Graphic Organizer?
200
He started writing short stories while he was in jail for embezzlement.
Who is O. Henry?
300
These show the connections among ideas or events and help readers follow the writer’s train of thought.
What are transitional words/phrases/clauses?
300
A conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated.
What is an inference?
300
When you access small chunks of text to read, reread, mark, and annotate key passages, word-for-word, sentence-by-sentence, and line-by-line.
What is Close Reading?
300
The theme of this author's story seems to be that there is an undeniable gap between the rich and the poor.
Who is Liliana Heker?
400
This is the elaboration, discussion, or explanation of the significance of the textual evidence provided.
What is reflective commentary?
400
When you do this, you are making a judgment resulting from analysis about the value or worth of information, an idea, or an object.
What is evaluate?
400
A brief statement of the main points or essential information expressed in a text, whether it be narration, dialogue, or informational text.
What is Summarizing?
400
Poe's story of revenge takes place on this day of the week.
What is Tuesday?
500
This narrator focuses on one character, using he or she to tell a story. We see the action from his or her point of view. We are shown only his or her thoughts and feelings.
What is Third-Person Limited?
500
The use of words to describe one thing in terms of another.
What is figurative language?
500
These help focus on matters of fact, meaning, and relevance in order to identify themes in literary texts.
What are Levels of Questions?
500
He claimed to have mystical visions, which he expressed in his poems and engravings.
Who is William Blake?
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