Makes a comparison between 2 unlike things
What is a metaphor?
The repetition of constant sounds, generally at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
The reason the author has for writing
What is author's purpose?
The narrator is a character who is part of the action and uses the first person pronouns (I, me, and my). The reader sees everything through this character's eyes.
What is first-person point of view?
The associations connected to a word; a figurative meaning
What is connotation?
An animal, object, a force of nature, or an idea is given human characteristics
What is personification?
The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes
What is onomatopoeia?
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience.
What is tone?
The narrator is an all-knowing observed who can relate what every character thinks and feels.
What is third-person omniscient?
The dictionary definition of a word; the literal meaning.
Descriptive language that speaks to one or more of the 5 senses
What is imagery?
When the end or final sound of two or more words are identical.
What is rhyme?
Assists the central idea with additional supporting ideas and evidence.
An appeal to emotions
What is pathos?
Word choice
What is diction?
A reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history, music, art, or another work of literature
What is allusion?
An accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal.
What is idiom?
Add notes to expand upon the author's idea
What is annotating?
Used when the narrator is addressing the reader and using pronouns like you, your, yours
What is second-person point of view?
a statement that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved of an essay
What is thesis?
a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point or evoke humor
What is hyperbole?
A combination of words when put together exhibit a contradictory meaning.
What is oxymoron?
Persuade, entertain, and inform
What are three types of author's purpose?
The narrator relates some thoughts and feelings of only one character- but that character is not actually telling the story.
What is third-person limited?
An appeal to the credibility or reliability of the writer.
What is ethos?