"Who's Talking?"
I, me, my, we are all key words for this P.O.V.
What is first person?
We fight like cats and dogs is an example of this statement
What is simile?
This item introduces to the reader what the text is going to be about. Can usually be found in the author's thesis
What is central/main idea?
________ is what drives the story forward and keeps the audience engaged. It creates tension and adds depth to the story.
What is Conflict?
The perspective of the narrator or who is telling the story.
What is P.O.V?
“I'm so hungry I could eat a horse”
What is Hyperbole?
This vital story element not only describes the environment, but it contributes to the author's development of the central idea.
What is setting?
Every story needs this. This determines whether we're seeing something from the narrator's perspective or a character's perspective
What is Point of View?
I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you the whole story.
What is first person?
This literary device uses words or phrases for effect, humorous, or exaggeration purposes, instead of their literal translation.
What is Figurative Language?
The central idea of this terrifying text focuses on the narrators inability to differentiate between sanity and madness.
What is the Tell-Tale Heart?
This is the sequence of events in the story, and it can be divided into three parts: the beginning, middle, and end.
What is Plot?
"The concert attendees showed their approval of the musicians by clapping after each song"
What is third person?
The Hunger Games, the mocking jay pin was first a _________ of home for Katniss, then it evolved into the _________ for the districts' rebellion....
What is Symbol/Symbolism?
Attempting to change one's fate through wishes, even seemingly harmless ones, can lead to disastrous and unintended consequences
What is The Monkey's Paw?
This can be something like the unbreakable bonds of family, the savage landscape of social media, or the greater good. You may think of a message that you want to explore and build a plot around it.
What is Theme?
This narrator knows every character’s thoughts, feelings, and motivations even if that character doesn’t reveal any of those things to the other characters.
What is third person omniscient?
"You can feel the swaying ladder, see the bending boughs, and hear the rumbling of the apples going into the cellar bin" is an example of this literary device.
What is Imagery?
Facts, examples, reasons, definitions, and other details that help the reader understand the main idea.
What is supporting details?
Related to tone in many ways, this important element is the individual author’s unique voice, which is again evidenced in their word choices, plot patterns, sentence structures etc. The writer’s personal _____ is a strong contributor to a writer’s tone.
What is Style?