Drawing Inferences
This is when the author doesn't specifically tell the reader something they need to know in a story.
What is an inference?
The central meaning of a story.
"Well I knew that snake was my own sweet dad..." is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is metaphor?
Things that stand for an idea much larger than what they actually are.
What is symbolism?
This is the primary conflict in "The Bad Seed."
What is person v. society?
This is usually inferred through the author's craft, except in fables where they end with, "The moral of the story..."
What is theme?
A similar concept to theme that can be expressed in just one word.
What is motif?
A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
What is black?
The conflict between Sue and his dad illustrates this type of conflict.
What is person v. person?
The racial group implied by the phrase "The Rez school only took us to the end of 5th..." in "Don't Pass Me By" by Eric Gansworth
What is Native American or Indigenous?
A common theme between "Fish Cheeks," "Don't Pass Me By," and "Everyday Use."
What is "You should always be proud of your culture."
...the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages," is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is imagery?
This gift to Amy was symbolic of her desire to be white in "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan.
What is a beige tweed miniskirt?
What is person v. society?
It is implied by the minister's quiet burp in "Fish Cheeks."
What is trying to fit into a different culture.
What is the theme of "The Bad Seed."
"Jacqui floated on a cloud of her own Natural Amazingness is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
It symbolized a tether to home and tribe in "Don't Pass Me By" by Eric Garner.
What is the keychain Hubert had on his backpack?
These are the four main types of conflict in literature.
What is person v. person, person v. self, person v. society, and person v. nature.
It's what is inferred when the narrator in "A Boy Named Sue" tells us "I think about him now and then."
What is not seeing his father again after their big brawl.
These moves the writer makes help show the reader the theme.
What are literary devices?
The phrase, ..."my skin like an uncooked barley pancake," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is simile?
This heart symbolized an empty promise of love in "Sharing" by Xie Peng and Duncan Jepson.
What is a heart shaped candy box.
The only type of conflict that none of our stories had as an element.
What is person v. nature?