Personal Essay & Non-Fiction
What is a thesis statement?
Reading, analyzing and creating
What is consume, critique, and produce (CCP)?
Analyzing and evaluating literature
What is literary criticism?
Literary theory focusing on the reader's response
Reader-response criticism
In the phrase "time is a thief," this literary device is used to directly compare time to a thief
Metaphor
"The experience of overcoming adversity has shaped my perspective on life."
What is an example of a thesis statement?
This step comes after consuming the literature
What is producing?
Literary theory focusing on reader's response to the work
Critique examining texts in relation to the society and culture of it's time
What is cultural criticism?
This literary device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
What is alliteration?
The thesis statement is also known as this
What is a controlling idea?
Encourages creativity and originality
"Produce"
This critical lens focuses on economic and social class structures
What is marxist criticism?
This critical lens focuses on universal symbols and themes
What is archetypal criticism?
This literary device is employed when an author gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
A category of non-fiction that focuses on presenting facts and information
What is an informative essay?
An essay that tells a story
This chart is used to analyze visual elements in a text
What is the OPTIC Chart?
This critical lens examines literature in the context of historical events and periods
What is historical criticism?
This literary device involves the use of contradictory terms in close proximity to create an oxymoron
What is irony?
The purpose of this essay is to explain and inform
What is an expository essay?
Telling a story about the author's own life
Autobiography
An example of a visual element in literature
What are photographs?
This critical lens refers to the critique of how women are portrayed in literary works.
What is feminist criticism?
This literary device is employed when the author uses words that imitate the sound they represent
What is onomatopoiea?