Point of View / Plot
The narrator uses “I” and tells the story directly from their own perspective.
First Person POV
Uniformity is expected. All citizens are the same. Individuality is BAD!
Conformity
The message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.
Theme
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
Third Person Limited
Citizens are constantly watched or tracked by authorities.
Surveillance
A theme should be written in this form, not just a single word.
Giving human traits to something nonhuman for the purpose of imagery and description.
Personification
A component of a story ends unresolved.
Cliffhanger
Narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
Third Person Omniscient
Based on the review we had, give three Dystopian Elements that are present within The Maze Runner.
Acceptable Responses:
Totalitarianism
Fear of the Outside World
Surveillance
Conformity
Control
Futuristic
Main Idea / Summary
A phrase that exaggerates for emphasis, such as “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Hyperbole
Visually descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the five senses.
Sensory details
"I went down the stairs and suddenly felt someone watching me." What POV is this?
First Person
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is "perfect"
Utopia
Write an example of a Theme
Answers may vary
A comparison that says one thing IS another.
Metaphor
The author’s specific word choice.
Diction
This piece of the Plot Mountain is the section where certain elements are introduced such as Characters and Setting.
This piece of the Plot Mountain is the section where the problem, story, and tension has reached its highest point.
Exposition and Climax
A society controlled by harsh rules and strict government power.
Totalitarian
A single word is not a Theme! It is a ____________.
Topic
What is it called when you actually give human actions / characteristics to non-human things? When they act like a human.
Anthropomorphism
Thrifty (positive) vs. Stingy (negative)
Certain words can have certain "meanings" or "feelings" behind them. What is this called?
Connotation