Lesson 1
The perspective from which the story is told.
What is point of view.
The author's purpose type when the author’s goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author.
What is to persuade.
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone is an example of this author's purpose...
What is persuasive OR to entertain.
A shift in time, like when we see an adult character as a child or a crime committed at an earlier time, is known as this.
What is a flashback.
A brief reference to something or someone well known, often from history or literature, art, music, or events.
What is an allusion.
The three points of view types...
What is first person, second person, and third person.
When the author's goal is to enlighten the reader about real-world topics and provide facts on these topics.
What is to inform.
A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids is this type of author's purpose.
What is to persuade.
This literary device is an author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
What is foreshadowing.
A thing that represents something beyond itself.
What is a symbol.
This point of view uses pronouns, such as I, me, we, and us, to describe events from his or her own perspective. The narrator is a character within the story.
What is first-person.
When the author’s goal is to tell a story or describe real or imaginary characters, places, and events.
What is to entertain.
A poem about why the iphone is the greatest phone ever made is an example of this author's purpose.
What is to entertain.
Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen, and happen soon is an example of . . .
What is foreshadowing.
A common symbol, the dove, often represents the abstract idea of ...
What is peace.
This point of view in which the narrator uses pronouns, such as you and your, to directly address the reader, casting the reader as a character in the story.
What is second person point of view.
Statements that are factual are ...
What is factual.
Another word for word choice is this....
What is diction.
The phrase "years later" or "now that I am grown up" indicates the stopping point of ...
What is a flashback.
The feelings the text brings out in the readers is...
What is mood.
The point of view where the narrator uses pronouns, such as he, she, him, and her, as well as characters' names to describe events from the perspective of an outside observer.
What is third person point of view.
Statement that are emotional or cannot be proven by facts are ...
Imagery, a technique authors use to show and not tell a story, uses these five things.
What is the five senses: see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.
Which one of these builds suspense by raising questions that encourage the reader to go on and find out more about the event ...
What is foreshadowing.
The difference between mood and tone is this one distinction.
What is while mood is how the reader feels, the tone is how the author feels about the subject.