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a problem of the story
What is conflict?
what the story or poem is about (the topic)
What is subject?
a conversation between two or more people; set in quotations or italicized
What is dialogue?
the atmosphere or feeling an author creates with the piece of writing for the reader
What is mood?
the events that happen in a story which consist of the following: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is plot?
when the writer creates images (pictures) in the reader's mind using words (involves any or all of the 5 senses)
What is imagery?
perspective through which the story is being told
What is point of view?
the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem, the one describing the events in a poem
What is speaker?
a central message, idea, or concern that is expressed in a literary work
What is theme?
the speaker or author's attitude toward the subject that he/she is writing about; it can be: positive, negative, or neutral
What is tone?
when a character has a problem with themselves
What is internal conflict?
specific language authors use to make their point
What is word choice?
a feeling of excitement, wanting to know what will happen next, anticipation about the plot or conflict
What is suspense?
when a character has problem with outside forces (another character, nature, society)
What is external conflict?
an interruption of a story with events from the past
What is flashback?
poetry that tells a story
What is narrative poetry?
something is described as if it were something else; a comparison made without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
the repeated use of words or phrases in order to emphasize a point
What is repetition?
A comparison made using the words "like" or "as"
What is simile?
when words have the same end sound; happens at the beginning, end, or middle of lines
What is rhyme?
the repeated use of consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
can be the following: diagrams, labels, graphs, pictures, captions, maps, subheadings that give us information about the text
What are text features?
Use of extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The use of a mild word or expression in place of a blunt or harsh one
What is euphemism?
a deeper meaning that is implied for a word that is different from its dictionary meaning; it can be negative, positive, or neutral
What is connotation?
A person, animal, creature, or thing in a story
what is a Character
The reason behind a character's behaviors and actions in a moment or throughout a story.
What is Character motivation
A repeated or recurring ideas, images, topics or literary devices that can help develop the theme of a novel.
What is Motif
When the audience knows something that the characters do not
What is dramatic irony
The opposite of what is expected in literature, it often builds suspense or humor
What is Irony