Definitions
Where and when the story takes place (Two types)
Setting
(General, Immediate)
When the story jumps forward in time to show us something that happens later
Flashforward
Girl, Stolen takes place in modern day America.
General setting
Most of the Harry Potter books take place at Hogwarts, a modern school for wizards and witches
Setting
(Immediate)
Cruise into Carl's Car Carnival!
Want to buy a crimson corvette? Cruise into Carl's!
Want to buy a classic Cadillac? Cruise into Carl's!
Want to drive a Camino, Chrysler, or Coupe?
CRUISE INTO CARL'S!
(two lit terms)
1. Alliteration
2. Repetition
A conclusion or guess you can make based on available knowledge or what you already know
Inference
When the story jumps back in time to show us something that happened earlier.
Flashback
Everybody at school calls Gerald by the nickname "Romeo," because he's always falling in love with someone new every week.
Allusion to literature
"I warned them!" The old man screamed. "I warned them and they didn't listen! I warned them not to go to the old castle! Now they're trapped in Dracula's dungeon! I warned them not to go! I warned them!"
Repetition
The night before my AP Physics test, I knew what the soldiers getting ready to attack on D-Day must have felt like.
(One term, one bonus term)
1. Allusion to History
2. Hyperbole (no test is that bad!)
Saying the same words or phrases over and over to show that something is important
Repetition
The main character of the story is a firefighter who has a scar on his face. Halfway through the book, there is a chapter that takes place in the past and shows us how the firefighter got his scar.
Flashback
"We're going to be late," I nagged my friend. "Why does it always take you five hours to get ready to go anywhere?!"
Hyperbole
Gary's temper was as explosive as Thor, the Norse God of Thunder!
(Two terms from packet #2)
1. Simile
2. Allusion to mythology
A story meant to warn us against a possible danger
Cautionary tale
Allegory
The classic horror novel "Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is about a scientist who keeps transforming into a murderous monster. The story shows us that even the most respectable person has the potential to do evil, harmful things.
(I will accept two different terms)
1. Theme
2. Allegory
In an old ghost story, students sneak out past their curfew to go hang out in an old graveyard. They all get chopped up by an escaped ax murderer who is hiding in the graveyard. If they had stayed home after dark like they were supposed to, they'd still be alive.
Cautionary tale
At the end of a book, the story jumps ahead 50 years to see what happened to the world after the devastating war with the aliens.
flashforward
The message that the author is trying to convey
Theme
When a story makes reference to another story or something well known.
Allusion
-To mythology
-To literature
-To history
-To the Bible
Like young David defeating the giant, Goliath, in the Biblical story, the young boy fought back against the school bully and won.
(Two terms!)
Simile (compared the boy to David using like)
Allusion (Biblical)
William Shakespeare's play, Romeo & Juliet, explores the idea that love is stronger than hatred.
Theme
The novel Lord of the Flies is a symbolic story about civilization versus savagery.
Allegory