vocab(main terms)
_________ is a make believe story created from an authors imagination. It has characters, places, and events that are completely invented or inspired by real life. This is meant to entertain us.
Fiction
________ identify which one(s) or whose. It can include articles, possesives, distributives, and demonstratives (a, the, my, your, their, those, each, every)
Limiting adjectives
What components should be included in the introduction of a literary analysis?
Hook, bridge, thesis
What is a similie?
Using like or as to compare two unlike objects.
ex: I slept like a log
What is a clause?
A group of words with a subject and a verb.
ex: She ran this morning
________ are the people, animals, or creatures in a story. They can either be real or imaginary.
Characters
a specific name for a person, place or thing.
Ex: Disney World, Nashville, New York City
Proper Noun
When writing a body paragraph for a literary analysis, what components should be included?
Evidence from the text, explanation, a topic sentence, a claim, and a connection
what is a metaphor?
comparing objects NOT using like or as and it states that something IS something else.
ex: the wind was a whisper
What is an independent clause
A complete sentence or thought
ex: I ate a cupcake
_______ The series of events that make up a story. It is the "road map" of the story that shows how the characters face problems and try to solve them.
Plot
______ replaces a noun
ex: he, she, it
pronoun
When writing a conclusion for a literary analysis, what components should be included?
Restating the main idea, summarize the key reasons, and add your "So what?" "Why does this Matter?"
What is personification?
Giving living traits to a nonliving object.
ex: the trees danced in the sky
What is a simple sentence?
A simple sentence contains only one independent clause.
ex: she ran
_______ events that build suspense and lead to the main problem.
Rising Action
_____ show action, occurrence or a state of being. These are essential for building complete sentences.
Verb
What is a thesis statement?
A statement about the main argument/idea
it names the text, it is supported with evidence, and it makes a claim.
what is internal vs. external conflict
internal conflict is with yourself and external is conflict with others
What is a compound sentence?
The big idea or message in a story. It is what the author wants you to think about or learn after reading. It is the lesson or truth behind the events.
Theme
________ tell color, size, shape, opinion (enormous, bumpy, exciting)
Quantitative adjectives
What are sensory details?
descriptive details while referring to the five senses
ex: I brushed against the crisp and crunchy leaves
what is a compound complex sentence?
2 or more independent clauses + 2 dependent clauses