Figurative Language
Compares two things using like or as
Simile
The available body of facts or information found within a literary work indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
Evidence
A ______ is defined as an objective overview of a text.
Summary
The idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Connotation
What are the 5 parts of a narrative plot?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Compares two things without using like or as, states that one thing IS the other
Metaphor
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning, sometimes called an educated guess.
Inference
True or false: A summary should include opinionated words
False
Denotation
First-person POV
Visually descriptive or visual language, appeals to the 5 senses
Imagery
Implicit vs Explicit
Implicit - implied
Explicit - directly stated
The _____ is considered the main idea of a text and will be evident throughout the text.
Central Idea
_____ is a single row of words in a poem.
Line
When the narrator observes and narrates the story from an external perspective, using pronouns like "he," "she," "it," or "they" when referring to characters.
Third person POV
Giving human qualities or emotions to non-human things
Personification
What is defined as the story's underlying message or universal lesson?
Theme
The Mississippi River is in the U.S. It runs from North to South. It begins in a lake near Canada and passes through the Midwest. Then, it continues on its way South, and then empties into the Gulf of America.
Which of the following would be a central idea of the paragraph?
a. The Mississippi River begins in Canada.
b. The Mississippi River is long.
c. The Mississippi River is located within the U.S. and runs North to South.
d. The Mississippi River is not located in Mississippi.
c. The Mississippi River is located within the U.S. and runs North to South.
A group of lines arranged together, often with a specific meter and rhyme scheme, that forms a unit within a poem.
Stanza
The author's attitude or voice towards a subject or audience
Tone
A figure of speech that references something without explicitly mentioning it (movies, places, famous people, or events)
Allusion
If a question is asking how something "refines a theme" of a text, what does that mean? Explain to the best of your ability.
Make it more clear or evident, enhances it to make it more reliable (beginning, middle, end)
What is the central idea of "The Wretched and the Beautiful"?
A. The importance of preserving traditional cultural values in a modern world
B. The struggle of refugees to find safety and humanity in a world that often dehumanizes them
C. The journey of a hero overcoming personal obstacles to achieve greatness
D. The celebration of technological advancement and its impact on society
B. The struggle of refugees to find safety and humanity in a world that often dehumanizes them
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect within a text.
Juxtaposition
Define third-person limited POV and third-person omniscient POV
Limited - knows only the thoughts of one character (still told from third-person)
Omniscient - knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters; all knowing.