Building Blocks
An idea that occurs throughout an author's writing.
Theme
The way an author organizes the text.
Structure
What will you look for in the text?
The author's attitude is the tone. Look for words that show how the author feels about the topic.
Descriptive or figurative language used to create a picture in the readers' mind.
Imagery
Explain Simile vs Metaphor
Simile = comparison using like or as
Metaphor = comparison without using like or as
An author's attitude toward a particular written subject.
Tone
Words or phrases between topics, sentences, or paragraphs that the author uses to connect ideas.
Transitional devices: In addition to, furthermore, another, first, second, etc.
Using details from the text and your own knowledge of a topic in order to piece together an answer.
Infer or Inferred from
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.
Personification
Explain Tone vs Mood.
Tone = the way an author feels about a topic they are writing about.
Mood = the way you feel about the writing as you read it.
The feeling the writer is trying to evoke in the reader or the feelings you have as the reader.
Mood
A deeper meaning connected to a word. Ex: When you hear or read it, does it have a positive or negative feeling with it?
Connotation
Suggested but not directly stated or expressed.
Implied
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Explain Subjective vs Objective
Subjective = your opinion
Objective = just the facts
A literary device that uses people, places, and things as an example of something beyond the literal meaning. Example: Red Rose = Love and Romance
Symbol
A short summary of just the facts, not your opinion.
Objective Summary
The meaning or interpretation of the passage that the author had in mind when he or she was creating it. It also includes the meaning the writer is trying to convey.
Intention or Author's Purpose
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. Ex: Chocolate is his Kryptonite.
Allusion
Explain Connotation vs Denotation
Connotation = an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Denotation = the literal meaning of a word
The words the writer chooses to convey a particular meaning. Ex: Formal, popular, informal, slang, or words from a particular era in history.
Diction
Authors use these to enhance their writing. Give 3 examples
Literary Tools: setting, mood, plot, symbolism, irony, point of view, figurative language, etc.
What is this question asking: What is the effect of the author's use of dialogue in the selection?
Why did the author choose to have two people talking?
A repeated pattern - an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again in a story.
Motif
Explain Theme vs Main Idea
Theme = the message, lesson, or moral of the story/book/text.
Main Idea = what the story/book/text is mostly about.