Author's Craft
the problem of the story; can be internal or external
conflict
The figure of speech used in the italicized line
Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Oh, you lured me in I couldn't sense the pain
Your bitter heart cold to the touch
Now I'm gonna reap what I sow
I'm left seeing red on my own
Simile
the main reason an author uses repetition of words or phrases
to emphasize
the dictionary definition of a word
denotation
The italicized text exemplifies which type of clause?
This is the homework assignment that you missed last week.
Dependent
The moral or message of text to audiences
The Tell Tale Heart troubled Timmy
Alliteration
The three purposes for which author's write
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
the three types/classifications of connotation
Positive, negative, neutral
A dependent clause is also known as a ______________--a phrase that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Fragment
Imagery or word choice that hints something bad is about to happen in a story
Foreshadowing
The figure of speech exemplified in the italicized line
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar
Strawberries on a summer evenin'
Baby, you're the end of June
Metaphor
As an RTO, Mitchell Sanders carried the PRC-25 radio, a killer, 26 pounds with its battery. 3 As a medic, Rat Kiley carried a canvas satchel filled with morphine and plasma and malaria tablets and surgical tape and comic books and all the things a medic must carry, for a total weight of nearly 20 pounds. As a big man, therefore a machine gunner, Henry Dobbins carried the M-60, which weighed 23 pounds unloaded, but which was almost always loaded. In addition, Dobbins carried between 10 and 15 pounds of ammunition draped in belts across his chest and shoulders.
Insert the word with the most negative connotation to complete each sentence.
2. Jackie wore a/an ________________ dress to the party. (Ancient/Vintage)
Ancient
Sentence/Fragment/Run-on?
I enjoyed hanging out with you today do you want to hang out again tomorrow?
Run-on
What is the literary term for the words in italics? Consider their role in the conversation.
"Don't worry, the Giants will be better next year."
Yeah, right....I walked away from the conversation, knowing it was all a lie.
Internal thought
The figure of speech exemplified by the italicized text:
Twice in one week there were dust storms. The sky turned suddenly gray and then a hot wind came screaming across the desert, churning up everything in its path. From inside the barracks the boy could not see the sun or the moon or even the next row of barracks on the other side of the gravel path. All he could see was dust.
Personification
“Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced, not only by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best."
Ethos
Choose the most appropriate word(s) that can be inserted in the blank. Everyone in the office respects Casey because of her kind but __________ attitude.
A. Assertive B. Bossy C. Demanding
Assertive
The punctuation you would need to correct the run on sentence:
I enjoyed hanging out with you today do you want to hang out again tomorrow?
Semicolon after you
The four points of view (you must get all 4!)
First person, second person, third omniscient, third limited
The five ways to express imagery (you must get all 5)
Sight, taste, touch, smell, sound
If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.
from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
Pathos
Choose the most appropriate word that can be inserted in the blank. "We understand," said the customer service representative, "that our new policy might be __________ ."
A. Inconvenient B. A pain in the neck C. Infuriating
Inconvenient
What punctuation is needed after the word words?
The graduation speaker began her speech with these words “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…”
: colon