Wild Card
this type of mountain maps out a fiction story
What is a plot mountain (or plot map)
what every sentence must have at its beginning
What is a capital letter?
when we write about a city and state it is separated by this
What is a comma?
a(n) (often short) sentence with one subject and one verb
What is a simple sentence?
the man who wrote The Raven
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
writing that uses the pronoun "I" is in this point of view
What is first person (point of view)?
a noun that needs a capital letter because it is the specific name of something
What is a proper noun?
this type of character is the one who opposes the protagonist in a story
What is the antagonist?
the type of writing that employs the 5 senses
What is imagery?
the way a word can carry emotion
What is connotation?
the exact dictionary definition that a word shows the reader
What is denotation?
writing in this point of view is not typical for many works, but it exists to give the reader "how to", commands and basically tells you what to do
What is second person (point of view)?
Complete this analogy: hunter:gatherer as prosecuter: _________
What is defender (or defense attorney) ?
this term refers to the time and place in which a story occurs
What is the setting?
Complete this analogy:
Gray : Color :: Circle : ______
What is "shape"?
this type of sentence has two parts connected by a conjunction, each phrase containing a subject and a verb
What is a compound sentence?
a "reversed name" situation starts these lines out to give a writer credit followed by other information such as dates, pages and publishers
What is a citation?
this famous group of books has busy, crowded page after page filled with photographed items and the reader must look for specific objects
What is the "I Spy" books?
this is what every argumentative essay needs to prove its thesis statement against and it often is mentioned closer to the the end of the persuasive essay
What is a counter argument?
this part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses, such as "and" or "but"
What is a conjunction?
when you are determining a passage’s point of view, this part of speech is the most useful sign to assist you
What is a pronoun?
these two rhyming poetic lines famously appear often at the end of a sonnet
What is a rhymed couplet?
contains one independent clause (a complete thought) and at least one dependent clause (a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence)
What is a complex sentence?
while the reader has the fun of detecting the mood of a fiction story, the author has the task of giving this view of a story, primarily through word choice
What is tone?
this type of irony happens when the outcome of an event is the opposite of what was expected
What is situational irony?
this is the feeling or atmosphere that the author creates in a story
What is the mood?
this point of view is when the reader knows all of the thought and feelings of all of the characters
What is 3rd person omniscient
this category of irony is when the reader/audience knows something that the character does not know
What is dramatic irony?
a type of sentence with two independent clauses and one or more dependent clause
What is a compound-complex sentence?
this famous group of books has a man with round glasses, a hat, cane and signature red and white striped shirt. Find him!
What is the Where's Waldo books?
this series of 9 fantasy-genre graphic novels has a one-word title and has been highly popular for years with young readers
What is Amulet (books/series)?
this famous fiction series about a boy with a Greek god for a parent is of the fantasy genre of fiction and has has magical events with magical characters and creatures
What is the Percy Jackson series?
this is what a student must do when presented with two different texts and they are asked how their topics/ideas are parallel or oppose one another
What is compare and contrast?
this type of nonfiction essay writing can be very descriptive, explanatory, and will inform the reader all about a topic without taking a position/stand on any issue involved
What is an expository essay?
this exam is what a graduating middle-schooler takes in Virginia to demonstrate their analytical writing skills and how the ideas from what they read are synthesized with possible personal experiences or solutions to societal issues
What is the IRW?
this word is used to describe a "viewer's point of view" and you will also hear it often in art class as well to describe how to draw things near and far
What is perspective?