Technique Definitions
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is simile
Simile or Metaphor?
She was as tall as a mountain
What is simile
The author's attitude that displayed through their word choice.
What is tone?
The way that an author writes a story.
What is style?
A comparison of two things NOT using the words "like" or "as".
What is metaphor?
Simile or Metaphor?
He had a heart of gold, always taking care of those around him.
What is metaphor?
The reader's feeling when reading a text.
What is mood?
A detailed examination of the parts of something in order to come to a conclusion.
An exaggeration for emphasis or effect
What is hyperbole?
Is the following sentence visual or auditory imagery?
As I left the school, I thought the bright, beaming sunlight was blinding.
Visual imagery
Identify a mood in the passage:
"Margot stood alone. She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair. She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost."
The main idea or underlying meaning in a piece of literature.
What is theme?
A narrator’s interpretation of events based on their own experiences and backgrounds
What is perspective? (Point of View also accepted)
Is the following sentence in 1st person or 3rd person point of view?
I tried to walk to the mall yesterday, but I tripped on the ice.
Identify the tone in the following sentence: "Wow! With a top speed of 150 miles per hour, that car can almost fly!!"
A. Calm
B. Scary
C. Annoyed
D. Excited
D.
Identify the sentence fragment (1, 2, or 3):
1. I can't go outside because of the rain
2. Because of the rain.
3. I can't go outside.
What is #2
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery?
Is the following sentence simile, metaphor, or neither?
They thought about what it might feel like.
Neither!
(Although we see the word "like", it is not comparing anything)
How an author displays the tone of the story.
What is word choice or diction?
Identify at least two things you put in a thesis or claim for our analysis essay