Lit Analysis Structure
This is the acronym used to structure a body paragraph
This is the meaning of "diction"
What is word choice?
This is the point in the narrative arc when tension begins to decrease
What is falling action?
This is a genre of writing that focuses on the writer's personal, real life experiences
What is personal narrative?
This is the name for a character who is not well developed and does not change throughout the story
What is a round character?
This is what the A in TIQA stands for
This is the meaning of "syntax"
What is sentence structure?
This is the point of greatest tension in a story's plot
This is a genre of fiction that asks "what if" and includes science fiction, fantasy and dystopian fiction
What is speculative fiction?
This is the name for the character or force in conflict with the main character
What is antagonist?
In a conclusion paragraph, this is what the third R in the 3Rs stands for
What is realize something bigger?
This is the font, size and spacing of a paper in English class
What is size 12 Times New Roman font, double-spaced?
This is the term for language in poetic form, often seen in poems or songs
What is prose?
This is a genre of fiction that takes place in a real time period but has invented characters
What is historical fiction?
This is the term for characters who populate the background of the story and are mostly based on stereotypes, like students in a cafeteria
Before a topic sentence in a body paragraph, there is also often this writing move, which also starts with T
What is a transition phrase?
This is the association that creates formatting and citation guidelines for English papers
Modern Language Association (MLA)
This is the word for when an image, object or idea represents something larger than itself
What is symbolism?
This is the term for a genre of fiction that features futuristic or science fiction themes and elements of Black history and culture
What is Afrofuturism?
This is the name of a character who highlights the qualities of the protagonist through contrast
What is a foil character?
This is the second A in HATMAT
What is A Short Plot Summary?
These three words describe the ideal tone in a literary analysis essay
Confident, formal and neutral
This is the term for a narrator who is located above the world of the story but knows the thoughts of only one character
What is third person limited?
In a literary analysis essay, this is the term that describes the essay's core argument
What is thesis?
Emily Webb and George Gibbs