Character is telling the story - use of pronouns - I, me, we, us
What is 1ST PERSON POINT OF VIEW?
100
Prompt will begin with "Write a story about..."
What is a literary essay?
100
Giving human qualities to non-humans.
Example: My heart leapt with joy.
What is personification?
100
When the audience knows more than the characters do.
What is dramatic irony?
100
Pronouns like themselves, ourselves, himself.
What is a reciprocal pronoun?
200
When the narrator is telling the story - use of prounouns he, she, they, them
What is 3rd person point of view?
200
Prompt will begin with "Write an essay explaining..."
What is an expository essay?
200
Comparing two things using like or as. Example: His footsteps were like thunder, loud and scary.
What is simile?
200
lines grouped together in a poem; like a paragraph
What is a stanza?
200
Words that are good to use at the beginning of sentences or paragraphs that help connect ideas: futhermore, however, finally, etc.
What is a transititon?
300
The problem in the story.
What is conflict?
300
The most important sentence in an expository essay.
What is the thesis statment?
300
A reference made to a person or event from history, the Bible, mythology, or literature. Example: It rained so much, I thought we might need an ark to get to school.
What is allusion?
300
When a character is alone on the stage speaking.
What is a soliloquy?
300
Noun that renames a noun in front of it; usually set off by commas.
What is an appositve?
400
A hint to a future event in the story.
What is foreshadow?
400
A short paragraph that analyzes a piece of literature.
What is a short answer?
400
details that create a sense of sight, smell, feeling, touch or sound.
what is imagery?
400
A long speech said by a character in a play.
What is a monologue?
400
Adjective that ends with ING or ED and describes a noun.
What is a participle?
500
when a story goes to a past event - is included in all non-linear plots.
What is flashback?
500
words from a piece of literature that PROVE the assertion.
what is an embedded quote?
500
When a statement appears to be impossible or illogical but turns out to be true. Example: "He could not see until he was blind."
What is paradox?
500
written seperate from character dialogue; explains the setting of the play and character actions; helps to create a mood/tone.
what are stage directions?
500
Used in writing to indicate sarcasm, a title, or an embedded quote.