DEFINITIONS
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DTIS and Character Analysis
5-S
100

a writer's (or speaker's) word choice

diction

100

mental pictures or sensations that a writer evokes in a reader; descriptive details

imagery 

100

What element is the DTIS acronym used to evaluate?

tone

100

What are the five elements of a text that are evaluated/analyzed when using the 5-S strategy?

sentences, situation, syntax, speaker, and shifts 

200

the dictionary definition of a word

denotation

200

a combination of the writer’s use of language, the details the writer chose to include or omit, the various elements of characterization, and the conflict of the story

style 

200

What are the four elements that the reader analyzes when using the DTIS strategy?

diction, theme, imagery, style 

200

Which of the following is not a part of syntax? patterns, length, punctuation, style, font, grammar 

style 

300

an emotional charge or association with a word that creates a secondary meaning

connotation

300

this refers to the elements of sentences like length, punctuation, order, and patterns

syntax

300

Which of the four DTIS elements is the topic of a text connected to?

theme

300

What is an example of a type of sound device?

alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm

400

 the author’s message or to the overarching idea that the text leads the reader to consider

theme 

400

what a writer does to create characters that are unique and three-dimensional and have clear motivations, depth, and personality

character development 

400

How many stages are there in analyzing character development?

three

400

What type of text is the 5-S strategy used to analyze?

any type of text 

500

how the writer feels about the topic that they have written about; their attitude toward the topic

tone 

500

looking at what the character does (actions), what they think/feel, and what they say

analysis

500

At what point in the book/story should the reader do over time thinking when analyzing character development?

the middle of the book 
500

What is the crux in a text?

the most crucial line(s) in a poem or prose passage that shows the main point