Fiction
The storyteller who provides the perspective and guides the audience through a story.
What is a narrator?
In a paragraph, this sentence depicts the main idea of the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
The author uses this technique to emphasize a thought throughout the text.
What is repetition?
The use of descriptive language, often involving sensory details like sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures, to create vivid mental pictures or sensory experiences in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
The who, what, when, where, and why of a text.
What is context?
The sequence of events that make up the narrative, including the central conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution.
What is the Plot?
In a paragraph, this sentence summarizes what the paragraph is mostly about.
What is the concluding sentence?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another.
Ex: Her voice is music to his ears.
When something happens that is unexpected or different from what was expected.
What is irony?
The format of a short response.
What is TIEDIED?
Topic Sentence
Introduce Context
Evidence
Discussion + Analysis
A problem or disagreement between characters or forces in a story, driving its narrative forward by creating tension and obstacles for the characters to overcome.
What is conflict?
In an essay or an informational text, this sentence depicts the author's argument or answer to the prompt.
What is a thesis statement?
The author's attitude toward the subject matter, characters, or audience in a literary work.
What is tone?
The use of symbols, objects, characters, or situations to represent abstract ideas or concepts within a literary work.
Ex: The heart represents love.
What is symbolism?
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.
What is hyperbole?
The main idea or subject matter explored in a text. It represents the underlying idea or concept that the creator is trying to convey to the audience.
What is (thematic) topic?
The author or writer uses the following to analyze the topic:
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Chronological Order
Description/ List
What is text structure?
The overall vibe or sense of the text, evoking certain emotions or responses from the reader.
What is mood?
Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human entities.
EX: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."
What is personification?
The time and place in which the story occurs, including details about the environment, culture, and historical context.
What is setting?
The method of analysis to interpret characterization: (The writer reveals the personality and traits of characters, through direct description, actions, dialogue, or interactions with other characters.)
What is STEAL?
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on Others
Actions
Looks
Illustrations, charts, graphs, maps, photographs, or other visual elements used to clarify information and enhance understanding.
What are text features?
Instead of paragraphs, poems structure the texts through...
What are stanzas?
Another way to say Literary Device.
What is figurative language?
The associations, emotions, or meanings that are commonly attached to a word or phrase, beyond its literal definition.
What is connotation?