Claim, evidence, argument, and viewpoint can be found in ____________.
What is persuasive text?
100
The way that an author presents the characters in the story. (Adjectives will always be used!)
What is characterization?
200
the abbreviation for author's purpose and what each letter stands for
What is PIE, to persuade, inform, or entertain?
200
the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
200
What do the 3 T's stand for in TPCASTT?
Title, Title again, Theme
200
An over inflated or over exaggerated view of something
What is a caricature?
200
Something that stands for something else.
What is symbolism?
300
The narrator's view allowing all thoughts and feelings to be known by the reader.
What is third person omniscient?
300
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks
What is dialogue?
300
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
What is figurative language or literary devices?
300
a statement that is generally accepted to be true by MOST people (two words)
What is a commonplace assertion?
300
Identify the figurative language:
"The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
400
In order to understand how a word is being used, I can use _________ ________.
My work is so monotonous. I need a job with more variety. The word MONOTONOUS means __________.
Context clues; Boring
400
Information usually included in brackets before the dialogue of a character in a play that give more information about the feelings or actions of the characters or scene.
What are stage directions?
400
What is connotation? Give 3 examples
Literary devices used within a poem, ex. simile, metaphor, personification, imagery
400
Graphics/figures, sidebars, subtitles, and bolded/italicized words/phrases found in informational text
What are non-fiction text features?
400
Identify the figurative language:
"Her hair was as soft as a spider web."
What is a simile?
500
Finding clues within the text that lead to a conclusion about the text. Involves combining what you know plus what you learn.
What is inference?
500
All of the parts of the plot diagram.
What is exposition, rising action, falling action, climax, and resolution?
500
What is the type of poetry that sounds like it could be put to music?
Lyric poetry
500
Using words that attempt to influence the audience by using appeals to emotions or stereotypes