Category 1
Person, Place, Thing, Or Idea
What is 1st person POV?
The story is told by the main character.
What is an active voice?
Is this an example of Denotation?
She was cold.
Yes
Is this an example of Denotation?
That woman is so pushy!
No
What is a verb?
Are words that show an action.
What are words that can help you know if the story is in 2nd person POV?
You, yours, your, yourself
What is a passive voice?
Used to express interest in the person or object undergoing an action.
Is this an example of Denotation?
He's such a dog.
No
Is this an example of Denotation?
“My mom and dad worked hard to put me through college.
No
What is an Adjective?
Describes the qualities or states of being of nouns.
What is 2nd person POV?
Uses "you" and presents commands.
What is Denotation?
The dictionary definition. No annotations or feelings are associated with the word.
Is this an example of Connotation?
That woman is a dove at heart.
Yes
Is this an example of Conotation?
The woman was frugal.
No
What is an adverb?
A word used to describe a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a sentence.
What are words that can help you know if the story is in a 3rd person omniscient POV?
He, she, they, address characters by name.
What is Connotation?
A words emotional meaning; associates and suggestions that are connected to a word.
Is this an example of Connotation?
There’s no place like home.
Yes
Is this an example of Conotation?
Trevor is a bull.
No
What are words that can help you know if the story is in 1st person POV?
I, me, my, we, our.
How do you know the story is in 3rd person objective?
The narrator repeats the fact of a character as a natural outside observer.
Is this an example of Denotation?
The boy was pushy.
Yes
Is this an example of conotation?
What do you expect from a politician?
Yes
Is this an example of an active voice?
The baseball player threw the ball.
yes