Literary Devices
An example of personification.
"The stars danced in the sky," or something similar.
The beginning of the plot line.
What is the Exposition?
Name three types of author's purposes.
Persuade, Inform, Entertain (PIE).
What is Free Verse?
Synonym
An example of a similie.
"His ego was as big as a skyscraper."
"She was stuck to him like glue."
(Anything similar)
The turning point in the story/the moment of most significance.
Organization where two subjects are analyzed for their similarities and differences.
Compare and Contrast
"Poem Paragraphs"
What is a Stanza?
The message that a story gives that could be applied to your own life.
The difference between tone & mood.
Tone: How the author feels about what they are writing.
Mood: How the reader feels as they read through the text.
The end of the plot line.
What is the Resolution?
Organization where an one action prompts another.
Cause and Effect
Japanese style of poetry that consists of lines with 5, 7, then 5 syllables.
What is Haiku?
What a story/work is mostly about.
What is "the main idea?"
The word-choice an author uses.
What is Diction?
When a character's personality changes from the beginning to the end of the story. Also, when a character takes on more traits/depth.
What is Character Development?
Name 3 types of non-fiction works.
-Essay
-News Article
-Autobiography
-Biography
-Editorial
-Speech
-Memoir
-Journal/Diary
-Textbook
Identify the Rhyme Scheme:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Passing the STAAR Test
Will be easy for you
The point of view that is expressed with "I, me, my, etc."
What is First-Person POV?
An example of a metaphor.
"You are a ray of sunshine," or anything similar.
Name 3 types of fictional works.
-Science-fiction
-Fantasy
-Historical Fiction
-Horror
-Mystery
-Thriller
-Romance
-Fairy Tales
-Short stories
Organization where an issue is given and then fixed.
Problem and Solution
The individual that is expressing the poem.
Who is The Speaker?
How to cite evidence appropriately.