Fiction
Define Summary
A short description of what happens in a story. Must be in order, and contain the most important details.
What is a stanza?
The "paragraphs" in a poem.
Define Controlling Idea
The main claim/idea in a piece of writing. What the author is trying to prove/explain.
Yesterday we read Chapter Five, and take notes.
Yesterday, we read chapter five and took notes.
Define inference
An educated guess based on something read and supported with evidence.
Define Paraphrase
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is how the author feels about their subject. How they describe things.
Mood is how the reader feels as a result of the author's tone.
Define Author's Purpose.
Give 3 examples.
The reason an author is writing. To inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence has two complete sentences connected by a comma + conjunction (FANBOYS) or a semicolon.
What makes writing stronger?
Clarity! (word choice)
What is theme?
The moral of the story, the lesson the author is trying to teach through characters, their actions, and the consequences.
Why do poets use rhyme schemes?
To create a song-like quality or rhythm to their poems.
What is the difference between an argumentative essay and an expository essay?
Argumentative: trying to persuade the reader into doing or thinking something using facts, figures, data, or other examples.
Expository: Explaining something to the reader using examples. Not trying to prove a point.
What kind of sentence is this?
Because the students studied, they passed the test.
A. Dependent Sentence
B. Complex Sentence
C. Simple Sentence
B. Complex Sentence
Define Irony. Give one example of one type of irony.
Irony: what the reader/characters expect to happen vs. what actually happens.
Dramatic, verbal (sarcasm), or situational
What is a character foil?
Two contrasting characters in a story used to highlight the qualities of one character through another character.
Identify the rhyme scheme:
"And, sometimes on a summer's day
To self and every mortal ill
We give the slip, we steal away,
To walk beside some sedgy rill:
The darkening years, the cares that kill,
A little while are well forgot;
When deep in broom upon the hill,
We'd rather be alive than not."
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What is a counter-argument?
An argument against the main one that the writer must address and refute.
Write a compound-complex sentence using this simple sentence-
The students finished their work.
Answers will vary
Example: Although the students finished their work, they stayed quiet, and they waited for the bell.
What are the 3 types of POV? Give the pronouns for each.
1st: I, me, we
2nd: You, your
3rd: He, she, they
What is foreshadowing?
Hints an author leaves in the beginning of the story to show what will happen later on.
What are the two types of meanings a poem has? Identify and explain.
Literal: What is actually happening in the poem
Figurative: What the poet is trying to convey using figurative language/symbols, etc.
What is rhetorical appeal?
Ethos (Authority), Pathos (Emotions), Logos (Logic)
The rhetorical appeals are often used as a means of persuasion.
Combine these sentences using an appositive phrase.
The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal alive.
The peregrine falcon can travel more than 100 mph.
The peregrine falcon, the fastest animal alive, can travel more than 100 mph.
or
The fastest animal alive, the peregrine falcon can travel more than 100 mph.
Describe the difference between connotation and denotation.
Connotation: The feelings/emotions behind words. The figurative meaning of a word.
Denotation: The dictionary definition of a word. Literally what it means.