Figurative Language
Making a comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Setting, characters, and conflict are introduced
Exposition
The three types of irony
1. Dramatic Irony
2. Situational Irony
3. Verbal Irony
The problem of the story
Conflict
A lesson or moral
Theme
Making a comparison without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
We see what life will be like at the end of the story.
Resolution
3 questions to ask when reading an EOG question
1. What skill is being tested?
2. What do I know about this skill?
3. Where is the information found?
Hint of what is to come given by the author
Foreshadow
When and where a story takes place
Setting
To give non-human things, human characteristics or qualities
Personification
Falling Action
1. What is the conflict of the story?
2. What are the characters solution/outcome regarding the conflict?
3. What lesson is learned?
A disadvantage of 1st person narration
Only can see from one character's perspective. Not always reliable
An advantage of 3rd person narration
We can see the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.
An outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point
Hyperbole
Climax
Three questions to ask to determine character traits
1. What do the characters say?
2. What do the characters think?
3. What do the characters do?
The author's opinion on a topic/subject
Claim
An educated prediction or guess made by the reader
Inference
he formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. buzz, sizzle )
Onomatopoeia
Tension builds surrounding conflict
Rising Action
How to identify a central idea
1. Identify the Topic
2. Summarize the Passage
3. Look at the First and Last Sentences of the Passage
4. Look for Repetition of Ideas
A reference to something or someone famous
Allusion
Writing that makes fun of something or someone to make a point and drive change.
Satire