Write it Right
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
Words that have the same or very similar meanings.
What are synonyms
A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.
Metaphor
The part of the story when the setting and characters are introduced
The exposition
Identify this type of sentence:
While Woofy hates to swim, he loves all sorts of other physical activities like hiking, playing fetch, and chasing squirrels.
Complex
"While Woofy hates to swim"=dependent clause
"He loves all sorts of other physical activities like hiking, playing fetch, and chasing squirrels" = independent clause, notice only one subject/verb pair, all other verbs are gerunds functioning as the compound object of the preposition "like"
What is mood
Words that mean the opposite of another are called
What are antonyms
"I can smell pizza from a mile away" is an example.
What is Hyperbole?
Five examples of external conflict
1. Person vs. Person
2. Person vs. Nature
3. Person vs. Technology
4. Person vs. God/supernatural forces
5. Person vs. Society/Culture
The "equation" for figuring out an IO in a sentence
subject+verb+DO+to whom or for whom=IO
When a narrator uses the words "you, yourself, your," the story is written in _____ person.
Second (2nd) Person Point of View
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
What is inference
The figurative device used below:
The trees whispered their secrets to each other.
What is personification
Inciting incident
What is the moment in the story that sets the plot in motion/introduces the conflict?
The adverb prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
The bodega cat from the store on the corner sleeps through everything.
sleeps through everything
(this answers how she sleeps)
A recurring word or image that represents a deeper meaning in a story
What is a motif
A character that contrasts sharply with another character in order to highlight specific traits, or reveal or emphasize information.
A Symbol
The fire in the beginning of Lord of the Flies when the boy with the mulberry birthmark dies is an example of this literary device.
Foreshadowing
It hints at the big fire at the end used to smoke out and almost kill Ralph. Both fires show the violence and destruction the boys are capable of.
The predicate adjective in one of the sentences
A. After seeing the magic show, Lila would have believed almost anything.
B. With a broken alarm clock, Franklin will always be late for school.
"Late"
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is theme?
Another name for an author's word choice.
What is diction?
Conceptual, an idea
What is abstract?
The point in the story leading from the climax to the resolution by easing tension and tying up loose ends.
The definition of a preposition
A word the connects a noun or pronoun (or verbal or verbal phrase) to another word or phrase in a sentence.
Shows a relationship between the object of the prep and the word or phrase being described.
Can show time, place, direction, or spacial relationship
When the narrator can see the thoughts of only the protagonist and uses "he/she/they" the test is written in this perspective.
What is 3rd person limited omniscient?
Another word for sentence structure
What is syntax
The figurate device used here:
The path of resentment is easier to travel than the road to forgiveness.
Metaphor
The thematic significance of Jack breaking one lens of Piggy's glasses.
The boys losing their connection to rational thought, the adult world, and civilization (both in the outside world and on the island).
The phrase in bold is this verbal being used as this part of sentence.
I would like to lend you my class notes.
An infinitive being used as the DO (a noun).
"I" is the subject
"would like" is the helping verb + main verb