Elements of Fiction
When the plot jumps to an event that has happened in the past, it is called this.
Flash-Back
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers is an example of this.
Alliteration
techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively and persusively. *Ex: Rule of Three
Rhetorical Devices
In A Chance In The World, what helped Steve (the narrator) survive the crises he was facing?
Reading Books, Having hope, he resorted to stealing
visually descriptive language that uses the 5 senses
imagery
hyperbole
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Mood
A character that stays the same over the course of novel or story.
Static Character
Logos
Three inferences you can make about the type of person Anna is, based on her actions and behavior in “The Leap.”
She is brave, courageous, and was deeply affected by the passing of her husband. (there were no pictures in the house of her days as a trapeze act)
The author's choice of words
diction
In "The Leap" they talk about literal and figurative leaps that can be made. Provide an example for each one.
Literal Leap - Anna jumping to save her daughter
Figurative Leap - Taking a leap of faith
a warning or indication of (a future event) in a literary work.
Foreshadowing
When a character changes over the course of a text...
dynamic character
If Michael Jordan is selling sneakers it would be an appeal to this... ethos logos or pathos?
Ethos
A theme for Entwined would be
Things aren't always as they seem
sentence structure
syntax
This is a thesis statement
when an author gives information about a character by describing several aspects of the character - This can be direct or indirect
Characterization
When something turns out to the opposite of what you expect. (a fire station burning down)
Irony - Situational Irony
Pathos
Is survival selfish? Use one example from a work we have read in Unit 1 to support your claim.
Answers vary.
The feelings that are associated with a word, which can be good or bad.
connotation
What A-N-T stands for
Attention Grabber, Necessary Information, Thesis Statement
The universal message or meaning the author is trying to convey with writing the work
Theme
the literal dictionary definition of a word, which has this fancy literary term
denotation
"Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty we are free at Last" MLK Jr. is an example of this rhetorical device.
Rule of Three
What is an overall theme for Entwined? How was the author able to develop the theme?
Things are not as they seem - The use of dynamic characters - change over the course of the story.
What is the tone?
“She frantically searched the room for the killer, who she knew was hidden somewhere in the darkness. Moving blindly through the space, she wondered whether she would find him and stop him before it was too late and he moved on to his next victim.”
tense, suspenseful
When trying to identify characterization look for "S-T-E-A-L" which stands for these 5 things.
S - Speech
T - Thoughts
E - Effects on others
A - Actions
L - Looks/Lessons
A narrator that knows everything
omniscient
A short and interesting story taken from your past experience - or that of someone you know or have heard about. "I can remember when.."
Anecdote
a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. (Ask not what you can do for this country, but what your country can do for you.)
Paralellism
What is a theme for the poem The End & The Beginning?
There is a cyclical nature to history, Endings / Destruction make way for beginnings / resiliency.
The difference between mood and tone
Tone (n.) The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience conveyed through word choice and the style of the writing. Mood | (n.) The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice.
The 4 S's in a conclusion