Sensory Language
The five (5) senses authors use to describe things.
What are smell, sight, taste, touch, hear?
The boy swept the dirt under the rug, hoping his parents wouldn't notice.
Sweep
verb past tense: swept; past participle: swept
The place or time where something occurs in a story.
What is the setting?
The sky darkened, thunder rumbled, and heavy raindrops started falling.
Based on this sentence, the reader can infer that...
It is about to rain or storm.
Descriptive language in a story that helps the reader picture what is happening in their mind.
What is imagery?
The color of leaves in the fall when they change from green to orange and red.
What is sight or seeing?
Sam had to consider all her options before picking the best costume for the party.
con·sid·er
/kənˈsidər/
verb
1. think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.
Jonas, Gabe, Fiona, Asher, Lily.
What are characters?
The temperature outside read 32°F, and there was frost on the car windows.
Based on this sentence the reader can infer that...
It is winter.
The way the reader feels when reading a novel or story.
What is tone?
A ripe strawberry or sour lemon.
What is taste?
The clown jumping out from behind the door gave him quite a shock!
shock
/SHäk/
verb
1.
cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
1st Person, 2nd Person, 3rd Person.
What is Point of View or POV?
Tom sat at the kitchen table with an empty plate of cookies and a glass of milk.
Based off this sentence, the reader can infer that Tom...
Tom ate all the cookies and drank all the milk.
The overall emotion and atmosphere the author intends the reader to feel while reading the book.
What is mood?
"Crack", "snap", "sizzle", "pop", "boom" went the fireworks.
What is hearing?
The children ingested so much Halloween candy that their parents where afraid they would get sick.
in·gest
verb
past tense: ingested; past participle: ingested
1. take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What are the stages of plot?
or
What is plot?
The museum exhibit featured large skeletons, fossils, and a video about prehistoric life.
Based on this sentence, what can the reader infer about the exhibit...
The exhibit is about dinosaurs.
How a character feels about something that is happening in the novel.
What is attitude?
The pungent aroma of garlic filled the room, making the vampire shrink back.
The sensory language in this sentence highlights the vampires...
What is distaste or disgust?
She absorbed all the information she could; she wanted to know all the details before leaving tonight.
absorbed
/əbˈzôrbd/
adjective
1. (of energy or a liquid or other substance) taken in or soaked up.
6 Types of Conflict.
What is: Man vs Self, Man vs Man, Man vs Society, Man vs Nature, Man vs Supernatural, Man vs Technology?
Living in Salem, everyone here loves Halloween. Looking at all my awards from the past, you'd think I'd be the first one at the costume party. My mom spent 10 hours making my costume, and I owed it to her and the rest of my town to show up.
Based on these sentences, the reader can infer that the main character...
The main character feels pressure or obligated to celebrate Halloween.
"Good versus evil", "The circle of life", "Don't trust everything you hear", "What comes around, goes around", "Can't be a hero if you're afraid to try"
What is main message or theme?