Figurative Language
When you are giving non-human things human characteristics, What figurative language is this?
Personification
Everything comes to an end and everything is a nice bow on it, what part of the plot diagram is this?
Resolution
When there is a word I don't understand, what should I do?
I should highlight it. It will signal to my brain to go back and figure out the word.
A character or force that opposes the main character?
The Antagonist
What does the one hundred folds in the chef's hat represent?
100 ways to make an egg.
Hints or clues within a story about events that will happen later, what is this figurative language?
Foreshadowing
You have two sections of these, they happen before and after the climax, what parts of the plot diagram are these?
Falling Action and Rising Action
What if there is really important information, either regarding the plot of theme, what should I do?
You should underline it and make a note our to the side BRIEFLY explain why.
The central character of the story. The plot typically revolves around their experiences and the challenges they face.
Protagonist
What is Spotify's most streamed single of all time?
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
The central, underlying message or ideas to represent something else, what figurative language is this?
Theme
What is the correct order in which, the plot diagram is present?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
What if I have question about the text, whether it was about the plot, why the author did that, or in general confusion. What should you do?
Put a question mark out to side, maybe with an arrow signaling where in the story you had your question.
The author is trying to set the scene in our minds about what is happening around the main character. Almost like a background.
The setting time and place
Some cats are allergic to what?
Humans!
The use of objects, people, or ideas to represent something else, what type of figurative language is this?
Symbolism
Where we learn all the information about characters, setting, and background information, what part of the plot diagram is this?
Exposition
If I do not understand the text the first time I read it, what should I do?
You should re-read the text, take some notes out to the side, and make some connections to help you remember.
When a struggle takes place within the mind of a character.
When a struggle between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, or society
Internal Conflict and External Conflict
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Literary device where there is contrast between what is said and what is actually meant, or between what a character expects, what type of figurative language is this?
Irony
The peak of the story, where everything comes to blows. What part of the plot diagram is this?
Climax
What does it mean to make connection with a text?
Making a connection is by relating it to text to text, text to world, and text to self.
What is the difference between a round and flat character within a story?
Flat Character: Typically known as a side character, has no depth or growth within the story.
Round Character: Typically known as main character, has depth and could not be summed up in one sentence.
How far away can you hear a whale's heart beat?
More than 2 miles away!