Elements of a novel
What is the exposition, setting and characters in a story?
1. Exposition is The background of a story
2. Setting is Where the story takes place
3. Characters is The people/actors in the story
What is dialogue in the writing process?
What your characters speak, say, or do out loud.
What are the eight parts of speech? After naming, identify each one and what they do.
1. Noun: A person, place, or thing
2. Pronoun: Modifies a noun (he, she, it, they,etc)
3. Verb: Action verbs/ state of being
4. Adverb: Often ends in "ly" 99% of the time. Describes other adverbs, verbs, prepositions, and adjectives
5. Adjective: Describes nouns
6. Preposition: Relates a noun or pronoun to some other part of sentence
7. Conjunction: FANBOYS! They join independent clauses together in a sentence
8. Interjection: A word or cry expressing sudden or strong feelings and usually lacking grammatical corrections.
What is alliteration, allusion, foreshadowing, and symbolism?
Alliteration: When words that start with the same SOUND (not only letter) is used repeatedly in a phrase and or sentence
Allusion: An indirect reference to a piece of literary, art, etc that that the writer hopes the reader will understand
Foreshadowing: Hinting at future events (Can be indirect or direct)
Symbolism: The concept of things representing other things
What is an autobiography?
An account of someone's life written by that exact someone.
Identify what a the plot, external, and internal conflict is in a story?
4. What happens in the story/what it's about
5. OUTSIDE challenges and or conflicts a character faces
6. Challenges and conflicts a character faces personally
What is a five paragraph essay outline?
An outline that helps writers structure a traditional five paragraph essay.
What is FANBOYS?
An acronym for the seven suboordinating conjuctions.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is a metaphor, simile, allegory?
Metaphor: A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
Simile: The comparison between two similar things using like and or as
Allegory: A story inside of a story
What is diction? What is the dynamic vs. static characters?
Diction: A writer's/speakers vocab choices and expression in a piece of writing like a story and or poem
Dynamic vs static characters: A static character goes through little to no change at all. Dynamic characters goes through significant change throughout the story.
What is point of view?
The angle from which the story is told.
What does it mean to Revise?
To rearrange, combine, etc
What is a comma splice, run-on sentence, sentence frag, and the "I know that..." test?
Comma splice: When a comma is used to link two independent clauses together
Run on: When more than one independent clause is jammed together next to another independent clause with no proper punctuation
Sentence Fragment: When an incomplete sentence is punctuated as if it was a complete sentence
"I know that..." test: When "I know that..." is placed in front of a phrase, clause, or unknown chunk of words to determine if it makes sense and is a complete thought.
What is Figurative Language?
When a word does not have a literal meaning and is used
What is a framing tale? What is Fiction?
Fiction: Something that is not real/ all imagination
What are the different POV's?
1. First person
2. Second person
3. Third person limited
4. Third person omnisicent
What does it mean to Edit?
To make necessary changes, including GPS.
What is the three phrases? What are their functions?
1. Appositive: A noun or pronoun that renames/ gives additional info about another noun or pronoun
2. Infinitive: When an infinitive is followed by modifiers. (To + verb)
3. Prepositional: Preposition + its object
What is mood, onomatopoeia, personification, poetry?
Mood: What the readers feels as they read
Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing
Personification: When an animal/object is given qualities and or traits that only a human can have
Poetry: A way for writers to create a link/comparison between objects and ideas by using words/phrases in a non-literal way to draw on emotions of the reader
What is a literary analysis, narrative, Non-Fiction?
Literary analysis: Considers the aspects of a novel, book, story, play
Narrative: A spoken or written account of connected events
Non-Fiction: REAL writing (based on facts, real events, real people, etc)
Explain each POV.
1. First person: It is told from ONE character only. It can be in past or present tense. Uses I, we, Us, etc.
2. Third person limited: You're only in ONE character's head. Mostly uses past tense
3. Third person omniscient: You're in MULTIPLE characters head. Can be past or present tense but mostly uses past.
What is MLA?
The style of writing and formatting your paper.
What are clauses? What is an independent/main, dependent/subordinate clause? What are the four types of sentences and what are the "to be" verbs?
Clauses: A chunk of words that includes a subject (noun, pronoun, implied you) and a predicate (verb) that can stand alone as part of a sentence or as a sentence itself
Independent/main clause: A clause that includes a subject and predicate that CAN stand alone as a sentence
Dependent/subordinate clause: A clause that includes a subject and predicate that CANNOT stand alone as a sentence
Simple: Includes an independent clause
Compound: Includes two independent clauses
Complex: Includes 1 independent clause, 1 dependent clause, 1 independent clause, subordinating conjunction, dependent clause
Complex-Compound: Independent clause, Independent clause, dependent clause (ORDER CAN VARY!!!!)
"To be" verbs: Am, Is, Are, Was, Were
What is anthromorphism, hyperbole, imagery, and motif?
Anthromorphism: Something nonhuman behaves as human
Hyperbole: An exaggeration that is obvious, extreme, and intentional
Imagery: When a writer uses very descriptive language to appeal to all of your senses
Motif: A distinctive repeating feature and or idea.
What is a persona? What is repetition?
Persona: The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others.
Repetition: A word and or phrase used multiple times in a text, for the purpose of emphasizing an emotion and or idea.