Elements of Fiction
Literary Terms
LA Skills
Rhetoric
Grammar
LA Hodge Podge
100
The reason why an author wrote a text.
Author's Purpose
100
visually descriptive language that uses the 5 senses
imagery
100
Which word has a more positive tone:
Scrawny or Slender
Slender
100
"9 out of 10 American choose Burger King over Wendy's" is an appeal to this.... (ethos, logos, or pathos)
Logos
100
This word is an adjective in the sentence.
The blue cow jumped over the moon.
Blue - Adjective
100
In A Chance In The World, what helped Steve (the narrator) survive the crises he was facing?
Reading Books, Having hope, he resorted to stealing
200
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Mood
200
The author's choice of words
diction
200
After looking at these examples, this one is the claim
Flossing your teeth once a day will prevent gum disease and cavities.
200
If Michael Jordan is selling sneakers it would be an appeal to this... ethos logos or pathos?
Ethos
200
Punctuate the Dialogue:
Hey mom I said as I walked through the door. Hey Matt how was your day today?
"Hey mom," I said as I walked through the door.
"Hey Matt, how was your day today?"
200
This is the literary genre of Maus
Graphic Novel / Memoir
300
When trying to identify characterization look for "S-T-E-A-L" which stands for these 5 things.
S - Speech
T - Thoughts
E - Effects on others
A - Actions
L - Looks/Lessons
300
The way words are arranged in a sentence
syntax
300
Determine the narrator's perspective.
"The stars were burning brightly in the night sky. The evening breeze felt cool on my skin. It was the last night of summer break and I was calm, oddly calm. It's not that I was excited to go back to school. I wasn't. School is a lot of work for me. But I was excited to see my friends again, and I knew that she would be there."
The narrator is nervous to go back to school because he is going to see his crush.
300
"Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty we are free at Last" MLK Jr. is an example of this rhetorical device.
Rule of Three
300
Punctuate the following sentence:
While some may say that hotdogs are better I am a cheeseburger kind of person.
While some may say that hotdogs are better, I am a cheeseburger kind of person.
300
The difference between theme and main/central idea is this.
Theme - is the universal message of the story
Main Idea - is what the text is specifically about
400
the author’s implied attitude toward the subject or situation.
Tone
400
When something turns out to the opposite of what you expect. (a fire station burning down)
Irony - Situational Irony
400
What is the tone?
“She frantically searched the room for the killer, who she knew was hidden somewhere in the darkness. Moving blindly through the space, she wondered whether she would find him and stop him before it was too late and he moved on to his next victim.”
tense, suspenseful
400
“Fine, don't buy me dinner. I’ll starve to death.” is an appeal to this …
Pathos
400
Punctuate the following sentence using a semicolon:
You are such a big help Thank you so much!
You are such a big help Thank you so much!
You are such a big help; Thank you so much!
400
Name the type of figurative language:
To take a teenager’s phone away is pure torture.
Hyperbole
500
The universal message or meaning the author is trying to convey with writing the work
Theme
500
The feelings that are associated with a word, which can be good or bad.
connotation
500
Determine the theme:
For the last few months, the team at J & J Marketers has been working hard to launch a new campaign for a major soft drink. Much of the work had already been done, but the team still needed to agree on a color scheme for the campaign. The team was evenly divided into a group that liked the pink and green color scheme and another that liked pink and brown. The marketers decided to bring in a young man named David from the mailroom. David had shown some promising characteristics in the past, and the team was excited to give him a chance to prove himself. Such a chance could lead to a full-time position in the marketing department with significant raise. The marketing team filled in David on the new campaign and explained to him the current color scheme dilemma, but rather than speaking to the color scheme, David took issue with the slogan. "I just don't like how it sounds. Also, this logo is boring. It would look a lot better if it had some balloons or something behind it." The marketing department thanked him for his input and sent him back to the mailroom. The next day they decided to bring in an outside consultant to help them resolve the color scheme dilemma.
- Seize an opportunity when one is presented to you.
- Don't offer unsolicited advice.
- Keep your mouth shut, mind your manners, and do what is asked of you.
500
A short and interesting story taken from your past experience - or that of someone you know or have heard about. "I can remember when.."
Anecdote
500
Punctuate the following sentence correctly:
Go to the store to pick up the following items a gallon of milk, a box of crayons, and some flowers.
Go to the store to pick up the following items: a gallon of milk, a box of crayons, and some flowers.
500
This is the difference between mood and tone
Tone (n.) The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience conveyed through word choice and the style of the writing.
Mood | (n.) The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice.
600
When Vladek was worried about how his daughter would manage by herself is an example of this type of conflict.
Internal Conflict
600
a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. (Ask not what you can do for this country, but what your country can do for you.)
Paralellism
600
This type of faulty reasoning many students are guilty of.
“One internal conflict illustrated in Maus is when Vladek’s father saw Fela being sorted to the left. In the text, the father points and yells to his daughter, “Fela!” This shows how Vladek’s father is conflicted internally with Fela being sorted to the left.”
Circular Reasoning
600
a reference to a person, place, thing, idea, or literary work which the reader is presumably familiar with.
Allusion
600
The word appreciate as in “I appreciate you.” is used here as a verb. This word is the noun of appreciate.
Appreciation
600
Name the figurative language.
The internet is a gateway to the world of possibilities.
Metaphor
700
When a person, object, situation, or action represents something else, usually something larger than what it is being stated. (Ex. the grass in The End & The Beginning)
Symbolism
700
the literal dictionary definition of a word, which has this fancy literary term
denotation
700
A poem is on the NJSLA test. These are three things you can annotate for.
Sound Patterns
Syntax
Theme
Tone
Mood
Diction
Figurative Language / Imagery / Rhetorical Devices
700
Name this rhetorical device:
People use smartphones to communicate, to take photographs, to navigate, to check the weather, and to perform a seemingly array of other functions.
Parallelism
700
What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
Independent Clause - Complete Sentence
Dependent Clause - Incomplete sentence
700
What is a theme for the poem The End & The Beginning?
There is a cyclical nature to history, Endings / Destruction make way for beginnings / resiliency.