The attitude of the author in "Mother to Son" goes from struggling to encouraging.
What is tone
100
This is when there are descriptions so that the reader can form a picture of what is being explained. For example, the in "Mother to Son", the author used stairs.
What is imagery?
100
"Abuela Invents the Zero" and "A Celebration of Grandfathers" use this type of perspective.
What is first person?
100
This is who the narrator of "A Celebration of Grandfathers" idolized.
Who is his grandfather?
100
The main events of a story.
What is plot?
200
The main message of "A Celebration of Grandfathers" was that people should respect their elders because they have wisdom and experience.
What is theme?
200
Rhythm and rhyme (or the format in general) belong to this category of poetry analysis.
What is style?
200
In first person perspective, the author is also this person.
Who is the narrator or the main character?
200
This is the main method in which the narrator showed that he respected his family's culture but still transitioned into American culture.
Using spanish
200
When Constancia realizes that she should respect her grandmother more because she is the reason Constancia's was able to be born.
What is resolution?
300
The problem in "Abuela Invents the Zero" is that Constancia is embarrassed by her grandmother and pretends not to know her.
What is conflict?
300
This is what TWIST stands for.
Tone
Word choice
Imagery
Style
Theme
300
This type of perspective only gives details about the protagonist's feelings and thoughts.
What is third person limited?
300
At the resolution of his story, the author criticizes American culture and the media for valuing these group of people rather than the experienced.
The youth
300
This is part of the plot structure that leads up to the climax of the story?
What is rising action?
400
The part of a story that provides background, like when the narrator of "A Celebration of Grandfathers" explains one of the main lessons his grandfather taught him.
What is exposition?
400
The language that is used throughout the poem all belong to this category within poetry analysis
What is word choice?
400
Information texts only give out descriptions of what occurred, rather than feelings and emotions. Therefore, they are this type of perspective.
What is third person objective?
400
Because the story is written in first person and tells the story of his life, what type of non-fiction genre is the text?
What is autobiography?
400
This is part of the plot structure that describes what happens after the main conflict.
What is falling action?
500
This is the part of the plot structure when the story is at its highest tension. For example, in "Abuela Invents the Zero", it would be when the granddaughter pretends to not know her abuela at the church.
What is the climax?
500
The tone, word choice, imagery, and style of a poem all help to develop this within a poem, otherwise known as the message that the author is trying to teach.
What is theme?
500
If a text were to describe the emotions and thought of multiple characters.
What is third person omniscient?
500
These are the reasons that the author believes the elderly should be respected, even as they become frail.
Stories/experiences and wisdom?
500
This story's plot didn't necessarily go in chronological order because the author was making an argument rather than telling a complete story.