LITERARY TECHNIQUES
What is Characterization
When the author directly states the character's characteristics
What is Direct Characterization
providing evidence to support what you are saying or your claim
What is textual evidence
to cover up and hide from view
What is Enshroud
What is Ms. Jones favorite football team?
What is The Cowboys
The atmosphere of the story..
What is Mood
As a child, Mike always had a passion for sports. He played every sport his middle school offered. However his dream was to make it to the NFL and he trained everyday until he made it. Which type of characterization is used above?
What is Indirect/Implicit
Who wrote "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
I just knew Toya had on ________________ Red Bottoms at prom because by the end of the night they were black bottoms.
What is Counterfeit
What is the Academic norm of the day?
We are here to focus on preparing ourselves for post=secondary endeavors.
The speaker's attitude
What is Tone
Tahj was a flirt. Even as a little child he was known for winking at his preschool teachers as they walked up and down hallway. I was only right when I saw him posing on the cover of FashionNova for men. He loved attention and had a haughtiness about him that ironically drew people to him even more. Tahj's confidence helped him grow to become very successful in his career. Which form of characterization is used above?
What is Direct/ Explicit Characterization
Identifying the page number, paragraph number and line number are known as...
What are citations
Due to my excessive _____________ my Spartan status was revoked.
What is Tardies
Give evidence from the story that supports the idea that Montresor is calculated and manipulative
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be a warning or indication of (a future event).
What is Foreshadowing
Which character is being characterized below?
" ...he liked to drink good wine, and indeed he drank much of it..."
Who is Fortunato
The feeling that something evil is about to happen in a story can be described as having a ___________ mood.
What is Ominous/ Sinister
Mr. Gullivan decided to ______________ his idea of allowing all students to attend the field trip once he started looking at the school's attendance.
What is Reprieve
____________ + ________________= your thesis statement.
What is main idea plus supporting details
When you expect one thing to happen but something else happens instead
What is Irony
Who is being characterized below?
This character is witty and calculated. He is disloyal and bitter, however at the end the audience is able to see a glimpse of remorse and humanity.
Who is Montresor
Identify the two ways mentioned in class that reveals the author's tone and mood of story..
1. the character's actions and dialogue
2. the decisions they make
Most New York rappers are disliked due to the ____________ in their lyrics because all they rapped about was money, cars and things that their fans don't even have.
What is Haughtiness
Explain how the setting supported the idea that the vibe of the story is sinister and eerie.
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