Grammatically Speaking (R&E
A sentence that has two or more main clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
The actual dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotative?
The acronym for analyzing a poem.
What is TPCASTT?
When a character finally figures something out
What is an "Aha Moment?"
Compares two unrelated things without using a literal definition; does not use like or as
What is a metaphor?
A main clause and one or more subordinate clauses, usually joined with a subordinating conjunction.
What is a complex sentence?
The figurative meaning of a word
What is connotative?
A group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
When an older character advises a younger character
What is Words of the Wiser?
Lines 22 and 24, repeating, “I carve my crooked name,” is an example of this literary device.
What is repetition?
Although, After, While, When, Until, Because, If, and Since (AAWWUBIS), which may signal a complex sentence.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement or idea. Helps the reader understand the circumstances.
What is context?
Imagery, similes, and metaphors are examples of these
What is figurative language?
When you notice a phrase, word, or situation that happens repeatedly
What is Again and Again?
A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear together. ("bittersweet")
What is an oxymoron?
FANBOYS with a comma, used to join compound sentences
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Refers to change in tone
What is a shift?
Ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the line
What is a rhyme scheme?
When the character asks himself a very difficult question
What is Tough Question?
Word choice, or type of language an author uses.
What is diction?
When two main clauses are joined only by a comma
What is a comma splice?
A literary device where the chronological flow of the story is interrupted to present an event that occurred earlier in time. (Like in the Odyssey)
What is a flashback?
Rhythmic and acoustic effects - generally, where the emphasis falls in the words
What is prosody?
When the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory
What is a Memory Moment?
When there is a contrast between appearance and reality, usually to add humor, suspense, or tragedy.
What is irony?