Main character & character that causes conflict.
Examples:
Batman & Joker
Harry Potter & Lord Voldemort
Snow White & The Evil Queen
What is protagonist and antagonist?
100
Author is writing about his/her own life...but it is NOT an autobiographry because it is only about a short period in author's life.
What is memoir?
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
Writing that is informational and explains a topic.
What is expository?
200
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature or Society
What is conflict?
200
Persuading a person by appealing to their emotions, logic, or ethics (emotional appeal, logical appeal, ethical appeal).
What are rhetorical strategies?
200
Comparing two things using like or as. Example: His footsteps were like thunder, loud and scary.
What is simile?
200
When a character says one thing but really means another. Appears to be praising but is actually insulting.
What is sarcasm?
200
Prompt says: "Write a STORY". Uses characters, setting, major conflict, dialogue, point of view, etc.
What is literary writing?
300
A character who is BELIEVABLE...not superhuman, has faults. Readers can relate to this character.
What is credible character?
300
Winter Imagery in "Those Winter Sundays" creates a depressed/sad/cold feeling for the reader.
What is mood?
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 situation turns out differently than audience or reader expected.
What is situational irony?
300
A sentence that is the main idea of the essay. Tells exactly what you will be writing about. Found in the introduction.
What is thesis statement?
400
Which perspective a story is told from:
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
What is point of view?
400
Words and phrases that allow a reader to put a picture in their mind. Appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
400
Comparing two things directly (not using like or as).
Example: His footsteps are thunder, loud and scary.
What is metaphor?
400
Exaggeration to prove a point. Seems ridiculous. Example: I walked a million miles to school this morning.
What is overstatement?
400
Placing textual evidence in your answer to PROVE what you are answering is true!!! (what is the textual evidence called?)
What is embedded quote?
500
a story NOT told in chronological order...uses a FLASHBACK.
What is non-linear plot?
500
dictionary definition of a word AND the feelings that go with that word. Example: "Woman" means female. "Hag" also means female but is very negative.
What is denotative and connotative?
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
Deliberately represents something big as insignificant (like it's not that big of a deal).
What is understatement?
500
The point of view that expository writing should NOT be written in!!!!!!!!