Figurative Language
What is connotation.
When the audience knows something that a character in literature doesn't know or perceive?
What is dramatic irony?
This is the anxiety a reader may feel in a literary work. It may create questions for readers; build up to a twist; keep the reader's interest; and can be created by irony
What is suspense.
the representation of one thing for another using a person, object, or idea; a way to communicate deeper meaning without expressing literal terms
What is symbolism?
A shortened version of a text that contains the main points but does not include any opinions or feelings. It must not include any bias.
What is an objective summary?
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a text or selection.
What is foreshadow?
What the story is about: The sequence of events. It usually has a problem (conflict), a turning point (climax), and a solution (resolution) to the problem.
What is plot?
This is when a source is "clearly" one sided.
What is bias?
What the text is mainly about
What is central idea?
A shortened version of a text that contains the main points. A good one will show that you have understood the text
What is a summary?
This refers to his or her position on an issue or; the author's opinion or belief regarding a subject, topic, or issue.
What is an author's point of view.
the use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our senses
What is imagery?
The answer can not be explicitly found in the text. You must you your schema and the text to make this.
What is inference?
a universal idea, lesson, or message about life an author may want the reader to learn in a literary work
What is theme?
How the reader feels is made to feel when reading story (sad, happy, scared...)
What is mood?
Fact or opinion? Raleigh is the state capital of North Carolina.
What is fact?
this is used to help the reader imagine what a writer wants to express. It is not meant to convey literal meanings, and often compares one concept with another in order to make the first concept easier to understand
What is the reason why writers use figurative language?
The author's attitude towards a subject.
What is tone?
The author's overall reason or motive for writing; It can be to persuade, inform, entertain (fiction), or to explain
what is author's purpose?
this can be reveal through one's appearance, what one says, what one does, one's thoughts, and/or the thoughts and comments of others
What is character?
a statement that asserts something to be true. It is debatable; an opinion backed up with support
What is a claim?