Point of View
What is First Person?
I, Me, My
What is Direct Characterization?
Directly states what the character is like
What is a stanza?
Group of lines
What is a coordinating conjunction
For and nor but or yet so
What is personification?
Giving human like qualities to non human subjects
What is Third Person?
He, Her, We, They, Them, His
What is Indirect Characterization?
Shows characterization by body language and actions.
What is imagery?
The author painting a picture with words
What is a subordinating conjunction?
after, although, before, because, since, if, though, when
What is a hyberbole?
An extreme exaggeration
What Point of View is Unreliable?
First Person
"She shrugged her shoulders and slouched"
What type of characterization is this?
Indirect
What is a symbol?
Using an object to represent an idea
What is a possessive pronoun?
Mine, My, yours, His, hers. Showing ownership
What is a literary device?
What Point of view is a Memoir written in?
First Person
What are weighted words?
Words that hold more meaning and give more emphasis on the topic
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things not using like or as
What is dependent clause?
A group of words containing and subject and a verb that cannot stand alone. Not a complete sentence
What is an inference?
A conclusion that is reached based on evidence.
an assumption based on an educated guess.
What Point of view is a Biography written in?
Third Person
"Ally is the smartest child in class"
What type of characterization is this?
Direct
What is tone?
The authors attitude or mood towards the subject.
What sentence has a subordinating conjunction?
"The children laughed and played."
"The sun and moon shine bright."
"The ground was dry, although it had rained."
"The ground was dry, although it had rained."
What could a storm in the distance symbolize?
Something bad is about to happen.