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Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Literary Terms 3
Parts of an Essay
Informational Text Features
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What is a literary genre? Give an example.
A literary genre is a type of text. Some examples are fiction, nonfiction, persuasive, personal narrative, short story, romance, horror, and mystery.
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What is a protagonist?
A protagonist is the hero or "good guy" in the story.
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What is author's purpose? What are the three main types?
Author's purpose is the reason the author is writing. The three main types are to inform, to persuade, and to entertain.
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What are three types of hooks/attention getters, and where are they found in an essay?
Three types of hooks/attention getters are a rhetorical question, a anecdote (story), and a scenerio (imagine...). A hook/attention getter is the first sentence or sentences in an essay.
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What are two purposes of using titles, headings, and subheadings?
The purpose of using titles, headings, and subheadings is to let the reader know what the selection will be about (main idea) and to orgainze the information presented.
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What is a setting?
The setting is the time and location in the story.
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What is an antagonist?
An antagonist is the villian or "bad guy" in the story.
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What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence (hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification, or imagery)? The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
Personification
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What is a thesis statement?
A thesis statement is the author's opinion or position on the topic. It also explains what the essay will be about (main idea).
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What are two reasons an author might use bold, italics, highlighted, or colored words in a selection?
An author might use bold, italics, highlighted, or colored words in a selection to indicate that those words are very important or to show that they are included in a glossary.
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What is point of view? Name the three types.
Point of view is the perspective the story is told from. The three types are 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person.
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What is the plot?
The plot is the sequence of the most important events in the story.
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What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence (hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification, or imagery)? “I’ve told you a million times.”
Hyperbole
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What are the four parts of a Shaffer paragraph?
The four parts of a Shaffer paragraph are: topic sentence concrete detail commentary sentences conclusion sentence
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What is the purpose of using photographs, illustrations, graphs, tables, diagrams, and timelines?
The purpose of using photographs, illustrations, graphs, tables, diagrams, and timelines is so the reader can visualize what the author is writing about for better understanding.
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What is a synonym for conflict? What are four types of conflicts?
A synonym for conflict is struggle or problem. The four types of conflict are: man vs. man man vs. society man vs. self man vs. nature
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What is a theme?
A theme is the message the author wants to send to the reader, a life lesson, or the central ideas in the story.
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What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence (hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification, or imagery)? He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing.
Imagery
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What is a clinching statement, and where is it located?
A clinching statement is final message to the reader, and it must be strong and powerful and leave the reader thinking. It is located at the end of the conclusion paragraph.
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Why do authors use captions?
Authors use captions to expalin what the visual devices is and what shows.
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What is a character trait?
A charcater trait is a description of the character, usually focused on the character's personality.
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What is the difference between tone and mood?
Mood is how you feel after reading a story. Tone is the author's attitude toward the topic or subject.
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Which example is a metaphor and which one is a simile? Why? 1. He fumed and charged like an angry bull. 2. Her voice is music to his ears.
#1 is a simile becuase it compares two different things using "like" or "as". #2 is a metaphor becuase it compares two different things, but does not use "like" or "as".
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What is a "call to action", and in which part of an essay is this done?
A "call to action" is where the author tells the reader what he/she wants the reader to do with the information the author has provided (what actions the reader should take in repsonse). It should be done in the conclusion paragraph.
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What is the difference between foreshadowing and flshback?
Foreshadowing is when the author gives hints about what will happen in the future of the story. Flashback is when a charcater has a memory from the past.