takes place of a noun
pronoun
reading for personal meaning
reader response lens
the R in race
resite
rooms in the mask of the red death
blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, black/scarlet
the authors attitude toward a topic, setting, character
tone
tells where something is
preposition
reading for contextual significance
historical lens
the A in race
answer
billy was _ years old
17
the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature
mood
the action in a sentence
verb
reading for its patterns in human behavior
psychological lens
the C in race
cite
mrs. mallards husband
Brently
struggle between opposite forces
conflict
answers the question. how many, what kind, which one?
adjective
reading for unity and complexity of its form
new criticism
the E in race
explain
mary bought _ and _ from the store
beans and potatoes
Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
metaphor
connects words and phrases
conjunction
reading for its gender related issues or attitudes toward gender
gender lens
the police ate what while searching the house
lamb leg
The high point of interest or suspense
climax