DEFINITIONS
a writer's (or speaker's) word choice
diction
mental pictures or sensations that a writer evokes in a reader; descriptive details
imagery
What element is the DTIS acronym used to evaluate?
tone
What are the five elements of a text that are evaluated/analyzed when using the 5-S strategy?
sentences, situation, syntax, speaker, and shifts
the dictionary definition of a word
denotation
a combination of the writer’s use of language, the details the writer chose to include or omit, the various elements of characterization, and the conflict of the story
style
What are the four elements that the reader analyzes when using the DTIS strategy?
diction, theme, imagery, style
Which of the following is not a part of syntax? patterns, length, punctuation, style, font, grammar
style
an emotional charge or association with a word that creates a secondary meaning
connotation
this refers to the elements of sentences like length, punctuation, order, and patterns
syntax
Which of the four DTIS elements is the topic of a text connected to?
theme
What is an example of a type of sound device?
alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm
the author’s message or to the overarching idea that the text leads the reader to consider
theme
what a writer does to create characters that are unique and three-dimensional and have clear motivations, depth, and personality
character development
How many stages are there in analyzing character development?
three
What type of text is the 5-S strategy used to analyze?
any type of text
how the writer feels about the topic that they have written about; their attitude toward the topic
tone
looking at what the character does (actions), what they think/feel, and what they say
analysis
At what point in the book/story should the reader do over time thinking when analyzing character development?
What is the crux in a text?
the most crucial line(s) in a poem or prose passage that shows the main point