POV
WHAT IS POV?
POV IS THE POINT OF VIEW THE STORY IS IN.
WHAT IS CENTRAL IDEA?
A CENTRAL IDEA IS THE POINT THAT THE AUTHOR WANTS TO MAKE.
WHAT IS THEME?
THEME IS WHAT THE AUTHOR WNATS YOU TO LEARN FROM THE STORY, THE MESSAGE.
WHAT IS DENOTATION?
WHAT A WORD MEANS
WHAT IS A STANZA?
A STANZA IS A PARAGRAPH OF LINES IN A POEM
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF POV?
THE THREE MAJOR TYPES ARE FIRST PERSON, SECOND, AND THRID PERSON.
CENTRAL IDEA IS ALSO KNOWN AS MAIN IDEA.
WHAT ARE SOME TOPICS FOR THEME?
COURAGE, DREMAS, ACCEPTANCE, ETC.
WHAT IS CONNOTATION?
WHAT FEELING THE WORD MAKES
WHAT ARE THE GENRES OF POETRY?
EPIC, LYRIC, NARRATIVE, & PROSE
WHAT IS FIRST PERSON?
FIRST PERSON IS WHEN THE AUTHOR IS A CHARACTER INSIDE THE STORY.
HOW DO YOU FIND CENTRAL IDEA?
TO FIND THE CENTRAL IDEA, YOU HAVE TO FIND WHAT IS SAID ABOUT THE TOPIC OF THE STORY.
HOW TO FIND THEME?
YOU HAVE TO ASK WHAT THE CHARACTERS LEARNED.
WHAT ARE ANALOGIES?
A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS
WHAT ARE SOME TYPES OF POETRY?
HAIKU, SONNET, LIMERICK, BALLAD, ETC.
WHAT IS THRIRD PERSON LIMITED?
WHEN THE NARRATOR HAS ACCESS TO ONLY CHARACTERS PERSPECTIVE, THAT IS THRID PERSON LIMITED.
CAN A STORY HAVE MORE THAN ONE CENTRAL IDEA?
YES, A STORY CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE CENTRAL IDEA.
IS THEME IMPLIED OR EXPLICIT?
THEME IS OFTEN IMPLIED BUT SOMETIMES SAID IN THE STORY
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, ETC.
WHAT IS A RHYME SCHEME?
A RHYME THAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF POEM FOLLOWS. (EX: AABB, ABABA, ETC.)
WHAT IS THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT?
THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT IS WHEN THE AUTHOR HAS ACCESS TO THE MINDS OF ALL THE CHARACTERS NOT JUST THE MIND OF ONE CHARACTER.
WHAT DETAILES ARE UESD TO SUPPORT CENTRAL IDEA?
KEY DETAILS ARE USED TO SUPPORT CENTRAL IDEA.
CAN A STORY HAVE MORE THAN ONE THEME?
THE ANSWER IS: YES, A STORY CAN HAVE MORE THAN THEME.
WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
A WORD OR PHRASE THAT DOES NOT MEAN EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.
DO ALL POEMS HAVE TO HAVE A RHYMING STRUCTURE?
NO, THEY DON'T