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Analyze
Break something down into its parts.
Argument
Express a position on a problem and support it with reasons or evidence
Structure
How information is organized
Tone
The attitude the writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character.
Characterization
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character. This can be done by describing the character's thoughts, feelings, or actions.
Methaphor
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things.
Symbolism
A person, place, or thing, or even that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself
Hyperbole
a description which exaggerates
Conflict
Simile
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective word such as "like" or "as"
Point of View
How the narrator plays a role in what readers see and hear in the story.
Denotation
The literal definition of the word.
example: "timid" = lacking in courage or confidence
Internal Conflict
Occurs when a character struggles with emotions, needs, or desires within himself
External Conflict
Occurs when a character struggles against some outside force.
Third person point of view
Give an example of symbolism
dove = peace
crown = power
Connotation
Thoughts, feelings, emotions associated with a word.
example = "timid", connotation is usually negative.
First person Point of View
"I" or "we"
Give an example of Hyperbole
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
"Thrilled to death"
"Cry me a river"
Give an example of a simile.
"Fit like a glove"
"Run like the wind"
Second person point of view
"you"
Give an example of a metaphor
"Heart of Stone"
"Life is a highway"
"Couch potato"
Name 3 literary devices
1. Imagery
2. Personification
3. Foreshadowing
Third person omniscient