Text Structure
Because the dodo was not startled by gunshot, they were overhunted and became extinct.
What is cause and effect?
All the world's a stage
What is metaphor?
The sequence of events of a story.
What is plot?
The structure of poems.
What are lines and stanzas?
Author's attitude toward the subject
What is tone?
Hurricanes and tornados are both amazing yet deadly natural phenomena. Both generate deadly conditions, but in different ways.
What is compare and contrast?
I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies,
What is hyperbole?
The underlying message of a story that usually relates to human beings or life in general.
What is theme?
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
What is enjambment?
Words that appeal to the senses
What is imagery?
No one knows exactly what causes tornados, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form.
What is Cause and Effect?
When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears
NOT RHYME!
What is personification?
A moment of great intensity in the plot of a literary work, generally bringing events to a head and leading to the conclusion.
What is climax?
Your backyard resembles the Garden of Eden!
What is allusion?
The way the reader feels
What is mood?
Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista, was born in 1972. Nineteen years later Mitchell’s first album, “Runnin' Off at da Mouth,” debuted. In 1997, after appearing on a hit song, Twista was signed to Atlantic Records.
What is Chronological?
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
What is metaphor?
The main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
This sentence goes at the end of your introduction.
What is thesis statement?
The twist is a dance inspired by rock and roll music. To do the Twist, first stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. Then, hold your arms out from your body, bent at your elbow. Next, rotate your hips, torso, and legs as a single unit with your arms staying more or less stationary.
What is sequence?
The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves,
What is simile?
Genre in which the main character is a young person who experiences an epiphany about the world and grows from it.
What is coming of age?
Using an object or action to represent a deeper, abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
Typically refers to saying one thing and meaning the opposite, often to shock audiences and emphasize the importance of the truth.
What is irony?