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Literary Devices
Language and Vocabulary
Types of Questions
Author's Purpose
Parts of a Nonfiction Passage
100
Descriptive language that creates sensory impressions (5 senses)
What is imagery?
100

Group of letters placed at the beginning of a word to alter its meaning

What is a prefix?

100

To show common and/or differing features characters, literary elements, ideas, etc. in texts.

What is to compare/contrast?

100

The subtle presence of a positive or negative stance toward a topic

What is bias?

100
The main idea of an entire work; the statement that reveals what the article/essay is about
What is the thesis?
200

The overall message or universal statement an author makes in a literary work

What is theme?

200
The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, or the work itself
What is tone?
200

Identifying the parts and elements of a text and their relationships to one another.

What is analysis?

200

Information designed to positively or negatively influence the opinions or behaviors of a large audience

What is propaganda?

200
The author's central thought about a topic; the topic sentence of a paragraph
What is the main idea?
300
The direct view of one character that uses words like "he", "she", or the character's name
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
300
An author's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone
What is diction?
300
To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of a text
What is interpret?
300

Articles with clear opinions, like editorials, are often meant to ___________ readers

What is persuade?

300
Statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic, theme, or main idea
What are supporting details?
400

An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments

What is foreshadowing?

400

Group of letters placed at the end of a word to alter its meaning

What is a suffix?

400

Examine and judge carefully; to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something

What is to evaluate?

400
Short stories, novels, and plays are often written to ______________ readers
What is entertain?
400

A piece of information provided objectively and presented as inarguably true

What is a fact?

500
The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue and setting
What is mood?
500

Words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help readers determine the meaning of unfamiliar/unknown words

What are context clues?

500
Drawing a specific conclusion based on what a specific part of the text says or implies
What is an inference?
500
Pamphlets and instructions are often meant to __________ readers
What is inform?
500
The author's method of structuring a text (i.e. sequence, cause-effect, question-answer, flashbacks, etc.)
What is text organization?