Fiction
What are the speech, thoughts, effect on other characters, actions, and looks of a character called?
Characterization
What is the argument or central idea of the text called?
Thesis Statement
What do you need in the first paragraph of a Text-Analysis Response
Summary of the text, clear and developed central idea, and ONE writing strategy the author uses to develop the central idea
The following is an example of what figurative language?
The eye marvelled—marvelled at the dazzling whiteness;
The ear hearkened to the stillness of the solemn air;
Imagery
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. -William Shakespeare
What is the figurative langauge?
Metaphor
What is theme?
The message of the text
What is tone?
The author or speaker's attitude toward the topic or text
What is an example of a central idea from "Lilo & Stitch"?
Answers may vary:
Example: Everyone deserves to feel loved and have a supportive family
“The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.” —Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
What is the figurative langauge?
A simile
When two or more words are linked that share the same first consonant sound
Example: Silently sifting and veiling road, roof and railing
Alliteration
Example: Silently sifting and veiling road, roof and railing
What is mood?
how the reader feels while reading the text
the author paints a vivid picture to evoke a feeling from the reader—sadness and pity for the abused animal
What is the rhetorical appeal?
Pathos
How should you support your thesis in your essay? (2 aspects)
Evidence and explanations (analysis)
“The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.” —John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
What is the figurative language?
A metaphor
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past -The Great Gatsby
What is the figurative langauge?
Alliteration
What should you annotate throughout a fiction text? (name 5 elements)
Theme, Character Development, Setting, Mood, and Conflict
the author uses a startling statistic to appeal to our intellect
What is the rhetorical appeal?
Logos
Launched in 1980, what popular video game features four ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde?
Pacman
“I heard all things in the heaven and in the Earth. I heard many things in Hell. How then, am I mad?” —Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
What is the figurative language?
Hyperbole
What is a moment of dialogue or plot contradicts what the audience expects from a character or story?
Irony
A character who contrasts with another character, often the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities.
Foil
the author establishes their own credibility by stating their occupation and experience
What is the rhetorical appeal?
Ethos
“Beat It,” “Human Nature” and “P.Y.T.” are all singles by which artist?
Michael Jackson
“The camera has its own kind of consciousness; in the lens the Garden of Eden itself would become ever so slightly too perfect.” —Arthur Miller, Timebends: A Life
What is the figurative language?
Allusion
This was our Declaration of Independence and if Mom didn’t let us go to that concert, she would be our King George III.
What is the figurative language?
Allusion