Genre & NonLinear Plot
Why would an author use flashback?
To show that something in the story has been going on for a long time.
OR
To help the reader predict what will happen in the future.
To show that something in the story has been going on for a long time.
What are line breaks?
In poetry, the end of the line.
Where two lines of poetry split.
What is another name for the thesis of a writing?
central idea
main idea
claim
key idea
Classification
What do you place after a transition word?
A comma:
Consequently,
Furthermore,
Therefore,
However,
Why would an author use foreshadow?
To show something that the character has been dealing with for a long time
OR
To give a hint as to what is to come ahead.
To give a hint as to what is to come ahead.
Why might a poet use a line break?
What could be different from one line to another?
To show a shift or a change from one thing to another.
What are some reasons why an author might write an article?
What is author's purpose?
To inform, explain, persuade, show, suggest, argue etc.
What organizational pattern might an author use to show how a character grows and changes or develops a new understanding?
Sequence of events
chronological
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
The author presents ONE character's thoughts and feelings and uses 3rd person pronouns = he, she
What is a characteristic of realistic ficiton?
The events raise questions that a reader could possibly face in everyday life.
The setting is in a real or true-to-life location.
The story occurs in a contemporary or near-present time period.
What might gold ink and a wax seal symbolize on a handwritten letter?
something important
royalty
How can you hear an author's voice within a writing?
By looking at the specific word choice:
Did the author say: "looters smashed the glass and ransacked the store for the medicine" or
"survivors broke the window and gathered the lifesaving medicine"
Which organizational pattern uses putting dates or times of events in order?
Getting the ball across the net should have been a success for for the volleyball player, but instead, it is a failure because she kicks it.
This is an example of what author's craft?
Irony
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
The narrator within a poem.
The speaker and the poet may not always be the same.
What is an anecdote in a writing?
A little story; a little example to make a point.
Compare and contrast can also be called which organizational structure?
similarities and differences
Let's jump into these individual parts of the book.
This is an example of what author's craft?
Idiom
Why are the events of the rising action important to the plot?
They help establish the conflict and build tension towards the climax, where the conflict is then resolved.
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to non-living things.
The wind whispered secrets to the fields of grass.
Which of these are examples of themes?
People are willing to take chances for the sake of hope.
People have a strong desire to explore the unknown.
Never take for granted the small wonders of daily life.
Fame is fleeting.
All of those can be examples of theme.
A theme is a central truism or lesson in a story.
If an article wants to explain why something happens, what organizational pattern might it use?
Cause and Effect
The football soared so high into the air that it nearly touched the sun before crashing back down onto the field.
Is an example of what author's craft?
Hyperbole