So you think you know...
Theme is a……..
lesson or moral learned by the main character
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things not using like or as.
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a poem called when it does not have a rhyme scheme?
Free verse
Speeches: Fact vs. opinion- EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE
Facts can be proven through research, opinions can not.
What questions do you ask yourself to determine the central idea?
Who or what is the text about, and what does the author want you to know.
What is personification?
Giving non-human objects, human like characteristics.
What does 3rd person limited mean?
The narrator is not part of the story, and the reader only knows the thoughts and feeling of one to two characters.
How do you find the rhyme scheme?
By looking at the ending sounds of each line and attaching a corresponding letter to develop a pattern.
Summary: What does not belong in a summary?
Judgements or opinions
What are the four types of allusions?
Biblical
Mythological
Literary
Historical
The author's purpose is easy as....
p- persuade
i- inform
e- entertain
What does third-person omniscient mean?
The narrator is not part of the story and the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of every character.
What is the person called who wrote the poem?
The poet.
Argument: What is a claim?
A statement that the writer believes to be true.
What are the four types of text structures?
Compare and contrast
Chronological
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
How do create a summary?
__________ + _____________ = summary
central idea + supporting details = summary
What is the difference between purpose and point of view?
The purpose is why an author writes a text. The perspective is their feelings and thoughts about the subject of the text.
How is the speaker of a poem different from the poet?
The speaker is the person narrating the poem; the poet is the person who wrote the poem.
Then the writer backs up each claim with…..
evidence.
What is an inference?
An educated guess based on background knowledge and text evidence.
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
Connotation is the feelings associated with the word.
What is the difference between mood and tone?
The tone of the text is created by the word choices of the author. The mood is based on how the reader feels when reading the text.
How are poems structured?
In lines and stanzas.
What are the three types of word meanings?
Technical
Connotative
Figurative