Figurative Language
The point that the author is making, or what the text is mostly about.
What is the central idea, main idea, or theme?
A group of lines that work together as a unit.
What is a stanza?
A stanza with 4 lines.
What is a quatrain?
The events of a story.
What is plot?
An educated guess.
What is an inference?
A reference to a person, place, or another work of literature. Ex. He is her Romeo
What is an allusion?
When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect Ex. Living dead, jumbo shrimp
What is an oxymoron?
The positive or negative feelings/emotions that are associated with a word.
What is connotation?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?