TEXT ORGANIZATION
THE LETTER "F"
YOU TALK TOO MUCH
"I" AM FIRST
GENRES
100
WHAT THE TEXT IS MOSTLY ABOUT
What is THE MAIN IDEA?
100
WRITING THAT IS NOT BASED ON FACTS BUT USES THE IMAGINATION
What is FICTION?
100
CONVERSATION BETWEEN CHARACTERS
What is DIALOGUE?
100
A STRUGGLE INSIDE THE MIND OF A CHARACTER
What is AN INTERNAL CONFLICT?
100
TEXT THAT IS MADE UP BUT IS FOCUSED ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
What is SCIENCE FICTION?
200
THE TITLE OF A SMALL SECTION OF THE TEXT
What is A SUBHEADING?
200
WHEN AN AUTHOR PLAYS WITH LANGUAGE, NOT USING THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
200
EX. "YOU AIN'T GONNA GIT GOOD GRADES IF YOU AIN'T STUDYIN'."
What is DIALECT?
200
NOT GENUINE; NOT TRUTHFUL; HYPOCRITICAL
What is INSINCERE?
200
A TRADITIONAL TALE THAT DEALS WITH SUPERNATURAL BEINGS AND OFTEN EXPLAINS SOMETHING ABOUT THE WORLD OR THE HUMAN CONDITION
What is MYTH?
300
INFORMATION USED TO PROVE THE MAIN IDEA
What is SUPPORTING DETAIL OR SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
300
WHEN THE WRITER GOES BACK IN TIME TO TELL PART OF THE STORY THAT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY
What is A FLASHBACK?
300
THE AUTHOR'S ATTITUDE
What is TONE?
300
TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR A MAIN POINT OR TO DRAW A PICTURE
What is ILLUSTRATE?
300
STORIES THAT ARE MADE UP BUT TAKE PLACE IN THE PAST AND HAVE ACCURATE DETAILS ABOUT THE PAST
What is HISTORICAL FICTION?
400
A SMALL SYMBOL, SUCH AS A CIRCLE, USED TO POINT OUT A DETAIL
What is A BULLET?
400
CLUES OR HINTS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN LATER IN THE STORY
What is FORESHADOWING?
400
THE __________ PERSON TALKED TOO MUCH BECAUSE HE WAS SO ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITED ABOUT HIS SUBJECT.
What is ZEALOUS?
400
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE "THE STARS TWINKLED BRILLIANTLY IN THE INKY BLACK DARKNESS, AND FAR AWAY WE HEARD THE SOUND OF A TRAIN WHISTLE."
What is IMAGERY?
400
POETRY ABOUT THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS- DOES NOT TELL A STORY
What is LYRIC POETRY?
500
WHEN YOU ORGANIZE YOUR ESSAY ACCORDING TO WHY THINGS HAPPENED AND THE RESULTS OF ACTIONS OR OTHER FACTORS
What is CAUSE-EFFECT?
500
POETRY WITH NO SET RHYME SCHEME OR RHYTHM
What is FREE VERSE?
500
THIS LOVER OF __________ SAYS THINGS LIKE "YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD" AND "DON'T LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG."
What ARE IDIOMS?
500
THIS CAN BE DRAMATIC, SITUATIONAL, OR VERBAL
What is IRONY?
500
A SHORT COMPOSITION THAT REFLECTS THE AUTHOR'S OUTLOOK OR VIEWPOINT
What is AN ESSAY?
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