Figurative Lang.
The ballet dancer is as graceful as a gazelle.
Simile
What is genre in literature?
A.) A type or style of writing
B.) the way a story is structured
C.) There's no genre in literature, only music
D.) Genre is the theme of the story
A.) Type or Style
This POV is when the narrator is a character within the story. Uses pronoun "I" and "Me"
First Person
What is author's purpose?
A.) anything the author writes
B.) The reason a reader picks a specific writing.
C.) The reason the author likes to write.
D.) The reason the author writes a specific piece of text.
D
The message of the story???
Theme
Betty baked the best batch of bread.
Alliteration
This type of genre tells stories about science and technology.
Science Fiction
This POV is when the narrator knows only the thought and feelings of one character, and describes other characters using pronouns like "He", "She", "They"
Third Person Limited
Decide the Author's Purpose:
A section in a history text book is describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930's.
To Inform
What is the author's attitude or feeling towards the subject matter they are writing about?
TONE
The angry wind battered the trees.
Personification
This type of genre has some kind of puzzle or crime in them that needs to be solved.
Mystery and Detective fiction
This technique/POV creates the experience of observing the story through a hidden camera or of watching a play. Readers are shown what the characters do and say. There is no access to characters’ sensations, emotions, or thoughts because they can’t be observed from the outside.
Third Person Objective
What the the acronym PIES stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Share
Who is a person/object who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary or villian?
Antagonist
He feels buried under a mountain of work.
Hyberbole
This genre has a mix of humans and monsters in it.
Fantasy Fiction
The narrator is ascribed to the reader, known as YOU. Describes what "YOU" do
Second Person
What is the author's purpose for writing a fantasy fiction story?
To entertain
What is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader?
MOOD
My kids are feeling under the weather.
Idiom
This genre is probably the most difficult kind of fiction to figure out. It seems real/Non-fiction, it has no magic or monsters in it. The characters are regular people.
Realistic Fiction
This type of point of view is when the narrator has access to the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all characters. "All-Knowing".
Third Person Omniscient
Can an author have more than one purpose for writing something?
YES, a writer may want to entertain their audience but also inform them about a subject or persuade them to consider new points of view.
This is the main character of a story, the one who drives the plot forward and is usually the central focus of the narrative, often facing the most significant challenges and obstacles within the story. HERO
Protagonist