Unit 1
Explaining in detail
an exclusive or special right or privilege
What is perogative?
characterized by unruliness or rebelliousness
What is mutinous?
The representation of important information in a minimal or subdued way, can be humorous and can reveal perspective.
What is understatement?
What word mean deeply moving; inspiring intense emotion?
What is poignant?
What are examples of literary devices?
A literary device in which words are used in a way that implies the opposite of their literal meaning.
What is irony?
A literary device in which an author uses a harsher form of irony to express disapproval of someone or something, often by mockingly stating the opposite of what is actually meant .
What is sarcasm?
A literary device involving opposites
What is irony?
The author’s attitude toward a subject he or she is writing about
What is tone?
Connotation
What is the emotional associations surrounding the word, completes that picture?
The central message or universal truth that the author conveys through the characters and plot.
What is the story's theme?
What are narrative elements?
The author’s selection of specific words and phrases that can help the reader hone in on a specific perspective in the narrative text.
What is word choice or diction?
The use of mockery to impart contempt or criticism
What is sarcasm?
what a text is literally about
What is the subject?
Familiar, commonly used character types and situations in stories.
What are Archetypes?
Tone and setting.
Most effectively identifies the narrative elements depicted in a passage?
The representation of important information in a minimal or subdued way, can be humorous and can reveal perspective.
What is an understatement?
How do you lay out the points of an essay in the order in which they will appear ?
Use an outline
Identify and analyze two or more central ideas
What are skills for determining textual meaning?
Contains all essential points in a text, and omits the opinions of the reader.
What is the summary?
Begins with a “hook” to get the reader interested
What is an exposition?
The author’s or a character’s attitudes, values, or opinions that influence the representation of a topic. Perspective can be directly or indirectly stated.
What is perspective?
The way the author conveys the specific details to reveal a character’s personality
What is characterization?