Figurative Language
What is symbolism?
When one thing represents something else
What is a memoir?
An autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people. (nonfiction)
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character.
What part of speech is necessary to use when describing tone?
An adjective
What two things happen during the discussion of evidence?
1. Discuss literary terms/language
2. Discuss a connection to a topic/theme
What is an Imagery?
Detailed descriptions in which the writer incorporates many of the five senses -- sight, sound, smell, taste and touch
What is a biography?
a person's life story told by another person (nonfiction)
What are the different types of conflicts within a story?
1)Person Vs. Self
2)Person Vs. Person
3)Person Vs. Society/world
4)Person Vs. Nature
What is first person point of view?
When the narrator is in the story, pronouns such as I and we are used
What is evidence in a literary essay?
Quotes from the text to back up a claim.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (as wild and woolly, threatening throngs).
What is a drama?
fiction written to be performed by actors (plays)
What is an Allusion?
An allusion is an implied or indirect reference to something especially in literature
Making notes in the margins of a text is also known as
Annotations
What is a thesis statement?
The main argument of your paper
What is personification?
A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.
What is fiction?
literature that is about imaginary characters and events, fake
What is a motif?
Any symbol, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature
When citing evidence, ______________ are necessary!
page numbers!
This part of TIED serves to provide context and background information for the evidence?
The introduction to evidence (I).
What is figurative language?
writing that is not meant to be taken literally
What is nonfiction?
writing that presents and explains real people, places, or events, not fake
What is flashback?
What is theme?
the perception about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader
What is the purpose of the topic sentence?
It lets readers know the focus of the paragraph