Craft & Structure 1
the most important point in a text
What is central/main idea?
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
What is figurative language?
an author's way to present information
What is text structure?
Latin suffix that means "state, quality, or condition"
What is -ity?
FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What are coordinating conjunctions?
the individual qualities that make each character unique
What are character traits?
compares two apparently unlike things by saying that one thing is another
What is metaphor?
position on the topic or action at hand
What is author's claim?
Suffix that means "the result of action"
What is -ment?
after, although, as, as if, as long as, because, before, even though, how, if, in order that, since, so that, than, that, though, till, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever, whether, while, why
What are subordinating conjunctions?
point of view in which the narrator is a character who participates in the action and uses first-person pronouns such as I and me to refer to himself or herself
What is first-person point of view?
the use of symbols (something that stands for or represents something else)
What is symbolism?
the words, phrases, and expressions an author uses
Latin Suffix that means "to change" and turns a verb into a noun
What is -tion?
three degrees of adjectives/adverbs
What is positive, comparative, superlative?
point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story and uses third-person pronouns such as he and she to refer to the characters.
What is third-person point of view?
the writer directly describes a person’s character traits
What is direct characterization?
a struggle within a character as he or she wrestles with opposing feelings, beliefs, needs, or desires
What is internal conflict?
Latin Prefix that means “under” or “below”
What is sub-?
principal part that has a form of have
What is past participle?
the perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view?
he writer reveals a person’s character traits through the person’s own words and actions and from the words and actions of other people. Readers must make inferences, or educated guesses, to determine character traits.
What is indirect characterization?
a struggle between a character and an outside force, such as another character or nature
What is external conflict?
Prefix that means "not"
What is in-?
principal part that has -ing
What is present participle?