Literary Terms
Author's word choice
What is diction?
This is needed in an introductory paragraph and is the most important part of your essay
What is a thesis statement?
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
Change river to River
This device involves a direct comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as.'
What is a metaphor
In a persuasive text, an author who uses statistics, facts, and logical reasoning to support their claim is primarily employing which rhetorical appeal?
What is Logos
This shows how the author feels
What is mood?
his type of essay asks you to take a position or convince someone else to do something, and you will have to write this kind of essay on your STAAR test
What is an argumentative or persuasive essay?
Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.
Change theirselves to themselves
This technique gives human qualities, emotions, or intentions to non-human objects, animals, or abstract ideas.
What is personification
When an author uses a 'shift' in a poem or passage, what is most likely changing?
What is the tone
An assumption you make after reading based on evidence
What is an inference?
The minimum number of paragraphs needed in your essay
What are 4 paragraphs?
It didn't seem like such a small amount would be enough to make a pancake but I soon realized just how much the batter spreads out.
Insert a comma after pancake
This rhetorical device involves repeating the same grammatical structure in a sentence or across multiple sentences to create rhythm and emphasis.
What is parallellism
To strengthen an argument, an author uses this technique to show they have considered and can disprove the opposing point of view.
What is a counterargument
The literal definition of a word
What is the denotative definition?
The body paragraph (*not* the counterargument) should include these three components:
1) Main idea
2) Supporting evidence from text
3) Explanation of why the evidence matters/supports the main idea
I learned that cooking takes more patience and attention to detail then I had ever dreamed!
Change then to than
In drama, this specific type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not.
Dramatic irony
This term refers to the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often labeled with letters like ABAB or AABB.
What is a rhyming scheme
The message of a story or what the author wants the reader to learn from the writing
What is the theme?
This refutes, or goes against, your main argument
What is a counter argument
"When I grow up, I want to work at KIPP Mosaic. I see how happy and joyful Mr. Mearns and Mrs. Bradfields classrooms are every day and think it must be so rewarding teaching 10th graders."
"When I grow up, I want to work at KIPP Mosaic. I see how happy and joyful Mr. Mearns and Mrs. Bradfield's classrooms are every day and think it must be so rewarding teaching 10th graders."
This technique involves placing two concepts, characters, or ideas side-by-side to highlight their differences and create a deeper meaning or irony.
What is juxtaposition
In poetry, this term refers to descriptive language that appeals to the reader's five senses to create a 'mental picture.'
What is imagery