Lit Terms
The atmosphere created by the author's word choice, dialogue, description, and plot events
What is mood?
The tool used when you do not know the definition of a word
What is dictionary?
Example - The tree danced in the breeze.
What is personification?
The turning point of a story; the highest point of interest/tension, when the outcome hangs in the balance
What is climax?
Support for a claim/thesis to prove the writer's reasoning
What is text evidence?
the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue?
How to mark text that may be important, so you can easily find evidence to answer questions
What is highlight?
Example - Your brain is a weapon to your heart.
What is a metaphor?
The time and place in which a story takes place
What is setting?
The paragraph that summarizes at the end of an essay
What is conclusion?
The writer's attitude toward their subject of writing
What is tone?
What you can do if you want to go back and review a question
What is flag?
Example - Her hair was blue like the sky.
What is a simile?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is a conflict?
The paragraph which introduces a topic and claim at the start of an essay
What is introduction?
The author's reason for writing a text.
What is the author's purpose?
Strategy for answering constructed response questions
What is R.A.C.E.?
What is hyperbole?
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme?
It is used by writer's to plan and organize a piece of writing, such as an essay
What is outline?
A group of lines within a poem.
What is a stanza?
What is distractor answer?
Language that appeals to the 5 senses.
What is sensory language?
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summary?
The point you are trying prove or explain
What is claim/thesis statement?