Unit 1
What is disgraceful?
“shameful” or “deserving of shame
What is assuage?
To make less intense; reduce the severity of.
What is harangue?
to make a long oration or speak at length
What is languidly?
slowly; weakly
What is malevolent?
showing intent to cause harm; demonstrating vicious ill will
What is textual evidence?
specific information, found directly within a text, used to provide background or support for ideas and inferences in a text, and for the analysis of narrative elements, such as character, plot, setting, and tone.
What is foreshadowing?
hints at a plot event or action that has not yet happened, intentionally directing readers’ thoughts toward an idea of what the future might hold within the world of the narrative.
Which response most accurately defines the narrative text structure element of flashback?
a scene or memory of the past, presented out of chronological order, that provides background information
What is anaphora?
it is created when authors repeat certain words or phrases to call attention to a concept they want readers to notice.
What is pacing?
It is the rhythm of the story—how slowly or quickly the actions and events develop and unfold.
What are three element's of the narrative craft of writing?
Plot
Characterization
Framing
What is the author's craft?
the author’s use of narrative elements and figurative language to develop and shape stories.
Which response most clearly explains the purpose of pacing within a work of fiction?
Pacing allows the author to speed up or slow down the narrative, which helps direct the reader’s attention to certain elements of the plot and create suspense.
Which option most accurately defines framing?
a literary technique that places one story inside another story
What is word choice?
It refers to the author’s purposeful selection of specific words and phrases used in a text. The careful selection of words depends on the author’s intent and the desired effect on the audience.
How to analyze the impact of the development and relationship of characters, plot, setting, and tone in a text.
Ask yourself: How does the plot, setting, or tone help you better understand a character?
How do you explain the author’s use of textual structures?
Ask yourself: What textual structures are being used? How do these textual structures contribute to the story’s meaning?
A story’s theme
It is the central message or universal truth that the author conveys through the characters and plot. In other words, a theme can be a lesson that readers learn after reading a text.
What is imagery?
It is the use of figurative and connotative words in ways that appeal to the five senses.
How do authors create a particular tone?
What are the 2 types of conflict in writing?
internal and external conflict
What is the first-person point of view?
uses the pronouns I, we, me, us, my, mine, our, and ours, and is used primarily in personal writing, like fictional narratives or memoirs.
In which formats are works of literature most often presented?
Pros, plays, and poetry
Which options are the names of narrative elements?
Tone, characters, setting
How Authors Manipulate Pacing?
Authors can manipulate pacing in their stories by using narrative elements in deliberate ways. For example, including a character’s perspective about another character or a character’s response to a plot event can alter the speed of the narrative. Even providing details of a particular setting can impact the pacing of the plot.