Name that Text
This chilling story is told from the point of view of an untrustworthy narrator and involves an old man's "vulture eye"
"The Tell Tale Heart"
The overall message in a text
Theme
A person who solves mysteries or crimes
Detective
The perspective from which the story is told (First, second, third)
Point of View
"Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees — very gradually — I made up my mind to take the life of the old man" This quote shows that the mood of this story was______.
Mysterious, creepy (answers may vary)
This story alludes to stone throwing and is set in what seems to be an ordinary village.
The Lottery
When an author chooses specific words and phrases to create a feeling or emotion
Word choice
The quality of being fair
Justice
How a character is created and developed
Characterization
Dunbar uses this type of language to describe his situation. For example, "pain still throbs in the old, old scars."
Figurative Language
In this poem, a caged bird sings
"Sympathy"
The reason the author wrote the text
Author's Purpose
Strange, unknown, or difficult to understand
Mysterious
A literary device that uses words or phrases to convey a meaning that is different from their literal meaning
Figurative Languag
“To think the island was just the place I wanted to reach.” This quote shows us that Nellie Bly's purpose for writing the text, "Ten Days in A Mad House" was _____.
To bring awareness to the injustices of the asylum
Monster
When and where the story takes place
Setting
A nervous feeling created in a story or movie
Tension
An idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning
Inference
The concept being used in this quote: "Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar."
Allusion
In this tale, Mary gets away killing someone with a frozen lamb leg (hint: This was a homework assignment)
Lamb to the Slaughter
The way the author writes, including their word choice, sentence structure, and tone
Style
To feel sudden or intense emotion
Thrill
The surrounding words and phrases used to guess the meaning of an unknown word
Context Clues
"I know why the caged bird beats his wing" This shows us that Dunbar uses this figurative language strategy in his poem.
Imagery