Descriptive Language
The type of literary device used here:
The tiny turtle tip-toed toward the turnip.
What is alliteration?
The highest point of tension in a story; often a turning point.
What is the climax?
In a news report, you would find information about who, what, where, when, why, and how in this paragraph (or paragraphs).
What is the lead?
An active reading strategy that includes underlining and writing on a text, as you read.
What is annotating?
Revenge, pride, carnival
What is "The Cask of Amondillado"?
The type of literary device used here:
"The crow was as black as night."
What is simile?
Where and when a story takes place.
What is setting?
Body paragraphs should start with this.
What is topic sentence?
The best place to look when you have to write about the the main idea.
What is the topic sentence?
Guilt, vulture eye, fear
What is "The Tell Tale Heart"?
The type of literary device used here:
"This is the worst day of my life."
What is hyperbole?
The message or lesson from a story.
What is the theme?
What is body paragraphs?
These are used to indicate speech.
What are quotation marks?
Man vs. nature, promises, friendship
What is "The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill"?
The type of literary device used here:
"The mall was a zoo on Black Friday."
The events leading up to the climax.
What is the rising action?
The sentence that informs your reader about your main argument.
What is a thesis?
This reading strategy is made up of two "s" words. It will help you get a general idea of what a piece is about.
What is skim and scan?
This literary device is used by Poe when Fortunato says "I won't die of a cough."
What is foreshadowing?
The type of literary device used here:
"The moon smiled down on carnival."
What is personification.
The main goal or problem the protagonist must solve.
What is the conflict.
A good introduction will start with an engaging one of these.
What is a hook?
If you aren't sure about the meaning of a word, you can use this strategy to make a good guess about the meaning.
*hint: starts with I
What is inference?
The part of "The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill" when the narrator decides to cut off Bill's arms and legs.
What is the climax?