Literary Devices
Language/Word Choice
Types of Questions
Author's Purpose
Parts of a Passage
100
Descriptive language that creates sensory impressions (5 senses)
What is imagery?
100

This refers to the way someone speaks -- language that is different from the standard in terms of pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary

What is dialect?

100
Groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
What is a prefix?
100
The reason why an author writes a particular piece
What is author's purpose?
100
The main idea of an entire work; the statement that reveals what the article/essay is about
What is the thesis?
200
A topic of discussion or work; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work
What is theme?
200

A complete sentence has these three things: 

A subject, a verb, a complete thought. 

200
Groups of letters placed at the end of a word to alter its meaning
What is a suffix?
200
The purpose of textbooks is generally to ___________ students about various subjects
What is teach?
200
The author's central thought about a topic; the topic sentence of a paragraph
What is the main idea?
300

A narrator's view of one character that uses words like "he", "she", or the character's name is what point of view? 

What is 3rd person point of view?

300

An author's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone.

What is diction?

300
To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of a text
What is interpret?
300
Articles with clear opinions, like editorials, are often mean to ___________ readers
What is persuade?
300
Statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic, theme, or main idea
What are supporting details?
400

This point of view told directly from a character's perspective. 

What is 1st person POV? 
400

Factors that affect dialect in literary works (identify 1)

What is geographical region, ethnicity, social organization, or socioeconomic status?

400
Drawing a broad conclusion about a topic from a part of a text or a whole text
What is a generalization?
400
Short stories, novels, and plays are often written to ______________ readers
What is entertain?
400
Words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help readers determine the meaning of unfamiliar/unknown words
What are context clues?
500

The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue and setting

What is tone?

500
The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic
What is bias?
500
Drawing a specific conclusion based on what a specific part of the text says or implies
What is an inference?
500
Pamphlets and instructions are often meant to __________ readers
What is inform?
500
The author's method of structuring a text (i.e. sequence, cause-effect, question-answer, flashbacks, etc.)
What is text organization?
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