Think Figuratively
Alysia was worried about us not having enough food for all of the people they thought might come to the party, but Jason, who is never one to worry much said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
What is a idiom?
Steps or events of a topic are detailed in the order that they should happen/did happen. (Ex. The first films were made in the early twentieth century. By the 1940s, the film industry was booming, and people everywhere flocked to the movie theaters. Summer-blockbusters because popular in the 1970s, making the film industry one of the most lucrative in the world. Today, people still love movies.)
What is sequential/chronological?
Define Scrupulous: I wanted to just set the table and be done with it, but my mother scrupulously arranged each napkin, dish, and utensil until they were in perfect alignment.
diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
The author's message about the topic they are writing about.
1. Define FORESHADOWING. and 2. Give an example of FORESHADOWING!
1. A hint or warning of something to come in the future. 2. Answers will vary!
15. "The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.” —Fault in Our Stars, John Green
What is a metaphor?
This text structure includes an explanation of a topic and detailed descriptions of its characteristics. (Ex. The Golden Retriever is medium-sized dog breed, famous for the dense, lustrous golden coat. These dogs are known for their intelligence and friendly temperaments.)
What is descriptive?
Define Vexed: When Jose found out that his little brother Emilio carelessly broke Jose’s Xbox disc tray, Jose was vexed and sure let Emilio know it.
difficult and much debated; problematic; annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
The perspective in which a piece of text is told.
What is the Point of View?
1. Define IRONY and 2. Give an example of IRONY! (You must answer BOTH questions for points!)
1. When the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens. 2. Answers will vary!
"One winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before." - from the folktale of Paul Bunyan
What is a hyperbole?
This text structure is use when a result is described along with the reasons that brought about this result. (Ex. Because of the increased taxation by the British, many colonists began to formulate a plan for independence from Britain.)
What is cause/effect?
Define Ascertain: The clues in the sentence were so helpful, Stanley was able to ascertain the meaning of the word beyond a shadow of a doubt.
find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
A brief statement or account of the main points of a text that DOES NOT include any opinions or judgments about what is written in the text.
What is an Objective Summary?
1. Define FLASHBACK. 2. Give an example of a FLASHBACK! (You must answer BOTH questions for points!)
1. a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
2. Answers will vary!
“Because I could not stop for Death – // He kindly stopped for me – // The Carriage held but just Ourselves – // And Immortality.” -Emily Dickenson
What is personification?
In this text structure, the author introduces an obstacle. Then, s/he detail possible ways to solve the problem. (Ex. Global warming is an increasingly taxing problem in our world. However, everyone can help out by recycling, reducing their waste output, and using less nonrenewable resources.)
What is problem/solution?
Define Conjecture: Stanley tried to determine the meaning of the vocabulary word, but there were so few clues in the sentence all he could do was hopelessly conjecture as to what the word might mean.
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
The reason that the author wrote a piece of media. (i.e. to entertain, to inform, or to persuade)
What is the Author's Purpose?
1. Define SUSPENSE. 2. What causes SUSPENSE in a text? (You must answer BOTH questions for points!)
1. Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being undecided, or being doubtful.
2. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy.
"Then leaf subsides to leaf. // So Eden sank to grief, // So dawn goes down to day. // Nothing gold can stay." - "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
The author uses details to explain how things are alike and the same. (Ex. Plant cells contain a large, singular vacuole that is used for storage and maintaining the shape of the cell. In contrast, animal cells have many, smaller vacuoles.)
Define Emphatic: Her parents really wanted her to attend the local university, but Shaniqua argued her case so emphatically and with such great passion, that her parents gave Shaniqua their consent
showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
The ideas or feelings that a word invokes, in addition to its literal meaning.
What are Connotations?
THEME is a universal truth about life or mankind.