Narrative Techniques
Name a technique authors use to develop characters.
Dialogue
What tells the reader the main idea of a text?
Thesis/main idea
Name one figurative device that compares two unlike things (using LIKE or AS).
What is the statement the author wants to prove?
Claim
Name a part of speech you can’t live without.
Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb / Pronoun
What technique shows a character’s past to explain current behavior?
Flashback
Name one element that supports the main idea.
Supporting details
Name a device that uses sound repetition at the start of words.
Alliteration
What supports the claim in an argument?
Evidence/facts/examples
Finish this line: “It was the best of times, it was the ___ of times.”
Worst
What technique uses thoughts or feelings to reveal a character’s inner life?
Internal conflict, internal thoughts and feelings
Name one text feature that helps understanding (e.g., headings).
Headings, graphs, captions
What is the term for giving human traits to non-human things?
Personification
What is a statement that opposes the claim/argument?
Counterclaim, counterargument
Name a popular genre of books 7th graders read.
Mystery / Fantasy / Historical / Sci-Fi / Realistic
What technique gives clues about what might happen later?
Foreshadowing
Give a transition word for sequence.
First / Next / Then / Finally
What creates vivid pictures in the reader’s mind?
Imagery
How does an author’s word choice affect tone?
Shows attitude or mood
Figurative or literal: “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
Figurative
What TWO things work together to create a strong setting?
Time AND place
What helps give closure to an expository text?
Conclusion/sense of closure
Name one sound device in poetry BESIDES alliteration.
Onomatopoeia / Rhyme / Rhyme scheme
What two things reveals the author’s perspective and credibility?
Evidence AND tone
Who wrote The Giver?
Lois Lowry