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Figurative language that appeals to one or more of the senses.
What is imagery
One is what the story is mostly about
and one is the moral or lesson of the story.
What is central idea and theme
This episode of plot is at the end of the story, and occurs when the conflict is solved.
What is resolution
Sara kept yawning during breakfast. I can infer...
What is Sara did not get a good night's sleep
It takes forever to walk up those stairs!
What is hyperbole
(it's pronounced hi-per-bo-lee)
Figurative language that assigns human characteristics to something nonhuman.
What is personification
One refers to the wide array of positive and negative associations words have
and the other is the precise, literal definition of a word that may be found in the dictionary.
What is connotative language and denotative language
Climax
What is the most tense, dramatic, exciting part of the story; the turning point where the story and oftentimes the character change
Buck’s first day on the beach was like a nightmare… He had been suddenly jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things prehistoric. No lazy, sun-kissed, life was this, with nothing to do but loaf and be bored. Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moment’s safety. All was confusion and action, and every moment life and limb were in danger. There was imperative need to be constantly alert; for these dogs and men were… savages.
I can infer that Buck feels...
What is nervous and unhappy
Love is a battlefield.
What is a metaphor
Conflict
What is the problem in the story/the problem the character faces
One compares two unlike things using like or as
and one compares two unlike things by saying one thing is the other thing.
What are similes and metaphors
This episode of plot introduces the characters and setting.
What is the exposition
Abby falls asleep in the sun. An odd noise makes her open an eye. It is only the mailman bringing the mail. She stretches her legs one at a time. Then she gets up to find a shady place to nap. Perhaps she will find a mouse--that would be a tasty snack! I can infer...
What is Abby is a cat
Seven snakes slither slyly.
What is alliteration
Analyze
What is to look closely at/to examine/to observe
One means biased, with opinion
and the other means just the facts, free of opinion.
What are subjective and objective
The conflict in The Ravine.
What is Vinny's friends are pressuring him to jump from the ravine where a boy died 2 weeks and 1 day ago.
What I already know + What the text says =
What is make an inference/infer
If I don't get a new phone, I will die.
What is hyperbole
Figurative Language
What is words or phrases are used in a non-literal way to add meaning, drama, and/or emotion.
One can be categorized as Character vs Character Character vs Society or Character vs Nature
and the other can be described as a problem between the Character and themselves.
Plot Episodes in order.
Prompt + Points =
What is thesis statement
Those brownies are calling my name.
What is personification