Plot, Setting Characterization
What is setting?
What is theme?
The moral or lesson of the story
What should you think when you see the word 'perspective'?
Emotion, opinion, feelings
What is hyperbole?
Exaggerating for effect
"Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he consumed three sandwiches and a quart of milk."
What does consumed mean?
Ate, devoured
The way an author chooses traits and flaws for a character to make them fit inside of the story
(ex- if a character has to be brave, smart, tall, etc... for the story to work.)
What is characterization?
True or False: Themes only apply to the story that they are in
False
"Elsie reached down the hole looking for her lost ball, but when she felt something brush her fingers, she flinched and yanked her arm out."
How is Elsie feeling?
Scared, nervous, frightened
What is this an example of?
"The slithering snake slid towards the tree."
Alliteration
"Rain has its' own, special aroma, and I know that when I smell it, I should get inside quickly."
What does aroma mean?
The most actions packed part of the plot. What the story has been building towards.
"Two girls wanted to win a competition. One was better than the other girl and was confident she was going to win. She spent a lot of time with her friends talking about how she couldn't wait. The other girl knew that her opponent was better, so she spent all her time practicing and trying to get better. The girl who spent her time working hard ended up winning."
What theme could we take away from this story?
Example themes:
Don't assume anything
Work for what you want
Don't underestimate the people around you
Being good isn't always enough
"Henry received his test back, looked at it, and then put his head down on the desk. When his friend asked him how he did, he turned his head the other direction and stayed silent."
How is Henry feeling and why?
Henry is upset because he didn't get a good score on his test.
"And then bang! He skidded out of control and crashed into the wall!"
What figurative device is the speaker using?
Onomatopoeia
"Arya held the delicate ornament gently, terrified that she'd somehow break it on her way to putting it on the tree."
What does delicate mean?
Fragile or easily broken
What does it mean when a test asks 'how does this character help develop the plot'?
How do they change or add to the plot?
What is the difference between stated and implied themes? And what kind are you more likely to encounter?
Stated themes tell you to theme outright. Implied themes you have to figure out yourself. You're more likely to encounter 'implied' themes.
"Leta was practically vibrating. She couldn't wait to go ice skating. She'd gone every year since she could remember and this time she was bringing her best friend. She looked over at Shaniya and smiled. Shaniya flashed her a quick upturn of her lips but then went back to looking anxiously at the ice."
What is the difference in Leta's and Shaniya's perspectives?
Leta is excited to go ice skating, but Shaniya is nervous.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
"Alex felt nothing but contempt for people who littered and never cleaned up after themselves."
What does contempt mean?
Dislike
What does it mean when a test asks how certain paragraphs effect the plot?
What important thing happens in this/these paragraphs? What in these paragraphs happens that allows something else important to happen?
How does conflict contribute to theme?
How/what a character reacts to, overcomes, or learns from the conflict shows the theme
What should you look for to find perspective?
Emotion words, body language, dialogue, actions, thoughts.
"Like bees swarming after their queen, mother and daughters hovered about Mr. March the next day."
What does the simile about bees imply about the behavior of the mothers and daughters?
They are swarming around Mr. March and talking a lot.
When your bus is called, you should not linger talking to friends. You should grab your stuff and go before your bus leaves without you."
What does linger mean?