Figurative Language
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Boy! You must be out of your MIND!
psycho
psyche
Here's a "softball" ... this is the rival of Mr. Mitchell's favorite team.
Yankees
This is the most important thing to do when writing a response.
answer the question
Where the story takes place
setting
This device gives human characteristics to non-human or non-living things.
Personification
What a scholar! You really enjoy THE STUDY OF
ology
Mr. Mitchell teaches the following classes and coaches...
Pre AP English
English 8
Digital Photography
Golf
There's only 3! Give me all the modes of narration when writing a narrative.
first
second
third
This event only exists because of the conflict. It's the moment that characters attempt to solve the primary problem of the story. Sometimes they're successful, sometimes, not so much.
climax
The indirect reference to another text to broaden and deepen the meaning or understanding of something.
Allusion
Oh no! I forgot to give credit to my sources! I've just committed this act, where one steals the intellectual property of another.
plagarism
The deliberate, systematic method of mass persuasion designed to influence opinions, emotions, and behaviors to support a specific agenda.
Propaganda
For those of you that are math minded, the formula for a thesis is ...
topic + claim + reason/detail/fact
These are the events and obstacles that build tension and lead directly up to the climax.
rising action
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers properly portraying this device.
Alliteration
"In the BEGINNING" or somethings ORIGIN
genesis
Alfred Hitchcock, the "master of suspense" wanted the audience to "know everything." He discussed this idea in his essay titled ...
"Let 'Em Play God"
In the color coding format of writing, the "yellow" section presents the ...
main idea
All the events of the story are known/referred to as ...
plot
By Aslan's and Simon's ghosts! Characters could have avoided catastrophe had they known that the authors were using Aslan and Simon as symbols. When an author does this, use a character or setting as a symbol its referred to as...
Allegory
I've got! I've come to my conclusion based on: logic, reasoning, and prior knowledge. So here it is, my _____ .
inference
infer
This part of speech modifies a verb or adjective and often end in "-ly."
adverb
Quit asking that question! It's not about sentence count. Your response should be ...
as long as it needs to be to answer/address the question (thoroughly explain)
Though they can overlap, there are four main types of conflict found in all stories. They are: man vs. ______
man vs. ______
man vs. ______
man vs. ______
man
self
nature
technology