Lit Terms
The perspective through which a story is told. In first person narration, the narrator is a character whose perspective may not always be reliable.
What is point of view?
When an object, person, or idea in a text has an additional meaning beyond its literal one
What is symbolism?
Doing something carefully or precisely
What is meticulously?
Ms. Barron's dog name
What is Greg?
The attribution of human characteristics or emotions to inanimate or non-living things
What is personification?
Clues or hints about what is to come
What is foreshadowing?
To speak to someone in a judgemental or disapproving way
What is admonish?
Today's date
What is May 12th?
A feeling created in the reader from text
What is mood?
A particular way of speaking linked to a specific region or culture of people
What is dialect?
Expressing confidence and liveliness
What is jauntily?
Our last day of school!
What is June 3rd?
refers to situations in in which a reader’s awareness of a situation exceeds a character’s
What is dramatic irony?
Type of point of view that uses the words like "I", "me", "my"
What is first person?
Expressing confidence and liveliness
What is tormentor?
This week!
What is teacher appreciation week?
The opposite of what’s expected;
What is irony?
When a group of people refuse to buy or use something or go somewhere in order to protest or bring about a change
What is boycott?
angry or resentful at having been treated unfairly.
What is embittered?
Ms. Barron's new cat's name!
What is Stan?