Conflicts
This is the only internal conflict. What is it?
Person vs. self
This is the where and when of the story.
What is the setting?
What is a metaphor
Definition: Comparing two things without using like or as.
Examples:
“Time is a thief.”
“The crowded city market was alive with colorful stalls and shouting vendors.” This is an example of...
Setting
What is alliteration?
Definition: The repetition of the same beginning sound in two or more words close together.
Examples:
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
“Sally sells seashells by the seashore.”
Two characters fighting in a movie?
Person vs. person
She bit into the pastry and tasted cream cheese, vanilla and sweet butter.
This example is a type of imagery using taste.
What is a simile?
Definition: Comparing two things using like or as.
Examples:
“Her smile was bright like the sun.”
Definition of Characterization
Characterization is how an author shows what a character is like.
This is an example of: “The classroom was a zoo.”
What is a metaphor?
The opposing force is a law against a small group of the population. Example: segregation.
Person verses society.
What is imagery?
Imagery is a writing technique where an author uses descriptive language to create pictures in the reader’s mind. It appeals to the five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch
What is a hyperbole?
Definition: An exaggeration to make a point or show strong feeling.
Example:
“I am so hungry I could eat a whole elephant!”
Authors can reveal a character’s personality through?
1. What the character says
2. What the character does
3. What other characters say about them
4. The character’s thoughts and feelings
What is Allusion? Not illusion.
Definition: A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or story.
Examples:
“He was a real Romeo with the girls.” (referring to Shakespeare’s Romeo)
“This place is like a Garden of Eden.” (referring to the Bible story)
All morning the coffee machine would not turn on and malfunctioned.
Person vs. machine/technology
This is an example of: “The golden sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky with streaks of pink and orange.”
Imagery - using sight words
What is personification?
Definition: Giving human qualities to something that is not human.
Examples:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
This is an example of which writing strategy?
“Maria was kind and always helped her friends.”
This is an example of: “He ran as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
A tornado watched was announced for several counties in the State of Alabama, and the citizens took cover.
Person vs. nature
Imagery is not only visual; it can involve sounds, smells, tastes, and textures.
True or False
True
Name the necessary paragraphs in a text analysis.
Introduction
1. Includes the name of the text, author, central idea and the thesis statement.
2. Body paragraphs: the (2) two evidences that supports your central idea, (line numbers) and your two meanings of both texts. Also, the writing strategy that best supports the central idea (ex. characterization, imagery, setting, conflict, etc).
3. In conclusion,
What is conflict?
The conflict is the problem or the struggle of a character. It can be internal or external.
This is an example of: “This backpack weighs a ton!”
What is a hyperbole?