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Justin Timberlake once sang the lyrics...
"You cheated, girl
My heart bleeded, girl"
True or false?
TRUE!!!!
Giving humanlike characteristics to things that aren't human.
Personification
Language that has deeper meaning beyond the literal.
What is figurative language?
The author structures a text in the time order in which things happened.
What is sequence/chronological order?
Is this lyric from "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga grammatically correct? (yes or no)
"You and me could write a bad romance."
Nope!
It should be:
"You and I could write a bad romance."
"He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly."
simile
A turning point, the highest point in a story.
What is Climax?
Name a type of text structure:
compare/contrast
problem/solution
order of importance
chronological
sequential
Which college did Mrs. Bourgeois graduate from?
She is the proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2004 ... so, Texas A&M.
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
—Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
metaphor
The sequence of events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
an author's position in an argument
claim
What score did Katniss receive after her training session?
"E-lev-en!" as pronounced by Caesar Flickerman.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Dreams, Langston Hughes
metaphor
The reason for or intent in writing of an author.
What is Author's Purpose?
Misleading or inaccurate arguments
logical fallacy
In the summer, you will find Mrs. Bourgeois:
a. cooking a variety of breads in her kitchen.
b. fishing at her parents' lakehouse.
c. reading on her front porch.
d. taking care of roses in her rose garden.
Reading, duh.
"He could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle brush."
Rikki Tiki Tavi
simile
The resolution of a literary text.
What is "the final part of a play, movie, or narrative".
emotionally loaded fallacy in an argument
loaded language