Defining Literary tools
What is imagery?
Word choice that activates the five senses (paints a picture in our head).
What is the strategy that we use for writing and answering extended response questions?
What acronym helps us remember conjunctions?
FANBOYS
"The sky is blue, and the grass is green"
What is this an example of?
Imagery
What is an author's purpose?
The author's reasoning for writing something.
What is a simile?
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What acronym do we use to remember author's purpose?
PIE
What type of clause can stand on its own?
An independent clause
"You are as busy as a bee!"
What is this an example of?
A simile
What is tone?
The author or speaker's emotions and mood conveyed through a text.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not using 'like' or 'as'; describing something by saying it IS something else.
What do the R and A stand for in the writing strategy we use?
Restate the question and Answer the question
Where should we add a comma:
When people start being kinder the world will be a better place.
In between 'kinder' and 'the'
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore"
What is this an example of?
Alliteration
What is a theme?
Central or main idea. A message that a text is giving you.
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for something else.
What do the CE stand for in the writing strategy we use?
Cite with evidence and Explain
What should I change in this sentence:
Of course, since Americans are not accustomed to eating insects, many are hesitant to trying.
Change 'to trying' to 'to try'
"You are a star"
What is this an example of?
A metaphor
What is personification?
Giving human-characteristics to a non-human thing.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds.
What do the different letters stand for in the acronym we use to remember author's purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What can we put in between two independent clauses?
A conjunction or a semi-colon
"The sun smiled down on us"
What is this an example of?
Personification
What is a summary?
Short description of a text (summing it up in your own words).