Elements of Fiction
Life lesson or moral of the story.
Theme
What figurative language did the boy use?
"I love her eyes, her eyes look just like shining diamonds."
Simile: Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
what does this stand for?
TAG+TTQA+A
Title Author Genre + Turn The Question Around + Answer
Which text is this?
"a 12-year-old girl who lives in a poor neighborhood in Chicago in a small, shaky red house. The book is told through short stories, or vignettes, that show her growing up over one year."
The House On Mango Street
The end of a story.
Resolution
BING, BANG, BOOM, POW
Onomatopoeia
What's included in a Body Paragraph for your Advanced paragraph?
3 Answers
3 pieces of Evidence
3 Explanations
A problem between a character and an outside force.
Conflict (External)
When a physical object acts as a symbol for a larger idea or theme.
Symbolism
A short way of telling what a book, movie, or article is about using only the most important parts.
Summary
Who said this and in what text?
“You made me feel like a zero, like a nothing,”
Abuela:
She says the line, “You made me feel like a zero, like a nothing,” to her granddaughter, Constancia. She is expressing her deep hurt because Constancia was too embarrassed to help her when she got lost in the church aisle.
When the author engages the reader by using the 5 senses (smell, touch, sight, sound, taste). And also makes writing more descriptive.
Imagery
Can you identify at least three different types of figurative language used in these lines?
Song: "Firework" by Katy Perry"
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?"
1) Simile: The comparison of a person to a "plastic bag" using the word "like". 2) Imagery: The description of "drifting through the wind" creates a mental picture of feeling aimless or lost. 3) Metaphor: While this specific line is a simile, the song as a whole uses the "firework" as a metaphor. 4) Alliteration: The repetition of the "w" sound in "want to start again" (and later in "wind.")
in a Advanced paragraph you must need a Topic Sentence, ______, also 3 ____ paragraphs that include a ______, ________, and ___________. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE A __________ RESTATING YOUR THESIS.
1. Thesis
2. Body paragraphs
3. Answer
4. Evidence
5. Explanation
6. CONCLUSION
Who said this?
“Overriding everything else, the Titanic also marked the end of a general feeling of confidence.”
Walter Lord
1) When a physical object has greater meaning or represents something. 2) When Sarcasm is being used in any text. 3) A scene in a story that goes back in time. 4) When the reader knows more than the characters in the story.
1. Symbolism 2. Verbal Irony 3. Flashback 4. Dramatic Irony
Answer ALL Four Figurative Language being used in this sentence.
"The wind stood up and gave a shout, whistling a silver tune through the skeletal fingers of the trees."
1) Personification: The wind "stood up," "shouted," and has "fingers." 2) Metaphor: The branches are called "skeletal fingers" (comparing them without using "like" or "as"). 3) Onomatopoeia: The word "whistling" mimics the actual sound. 4) Imagery: "Silver tune" and "skeletal fingers" create vivid mental pictures.