Literary Devices
Theme
What is the message or lesson the author / writer gets across in the text.
Noun
Scowl
What is an angry or bad tempered expression
Plot
What is sequence / series of events that make up a story
7th Grade: Victor do to pay for school clothes
Main idea
What is the central idea or concept that they author wants to show through the narrative, characters, and setting.
Verb
What is a word that describes an action.
Propelled
What is drive, push, or cause to move in a direction, typically forward.
Exposition
What is the beginning of the story
My Father a Simple Man: Fruit of Scholars
What is pomegranate
Setting
What is the place, time, and environment of a story.
Pronoun
What is a word used instead of a noun
Conviction
What is a firmly held belief or opinion
Rising Action
What is where the characters face a series of conflicts
Hitchhiker: Ronald Adams run from
What is death (the hitchhiker)
Author's purpose
What is the author' intent / reason for writing.
Adverb
What is describes a verb, tells how, when, where, or to what extent
Ignite
What is to set something on fire
Climax
What is the most exciting part of the story, when we learn the outcome
What is we do not know for sure. Most likely a cutter flicked a hot ash.
Text Structure
What is refer to the way authors organize information in text.
Adjective
What is a word that modifies or describes a noun
Aerial
What is from an elevated perspective; having to do with the air
Falling Action
What is events leading to the end of the story
The Walking Dance: Funeral the family attended
What is Aunt Melchora, Aurora's aunt, Cookie's sister.