What's the POV?
Theo's eyes cut away from me to the window, and his expression drops, hard lines tugging his brow. "Someone's out there," he says.
What is first-person?
Identify the verbal irony in this passage:
My mother loved to scare me. Jumping out of the shadows, lurking around corners, and leaving fake snakes and bugs under my homework. It was like living with a practical joke landmine.
Thanks, Mom. This is why--even though I'm 38 and live alone--I'm constantly on guard even today.
X2 BONUS!
What is the effect of the irony on the passage's meaning or tone?
A. It reveals the narrator misses her mother.
B. It shows the narrator is somewhat annoyed by her mom's past behavior.
What is "Thanks, Mom" and B. The narrator is somewhat annoyed?
A device in literature where an object (or character) represents an idea, emotion, or quality
What is symbolism?
Identify the tone: "Just keep swimming." (Finding Nemo)
What is encouraging? (Optimistic)
A text organized chronologically or that lists steps in a procedure uses _____________________ text structure.
Problem & Solution
Order & Sequence
Cause & Effect
What is order and sequence?
When they get home, Bennett runs up to his room, excited to feed Sam, his gecko. Marissa takes tortillas, a bell pepper, cheddar cheese, and cooked chicken out of the refrigerator, then looks at her phone absent-mindedly. She has three text messages.
What is third-person omniscient?
Identify the allusion in this passage:
It was only after his great-grandfather's passing that Sven learned that G-Pap (as he was lovingly called) was a hoarder. While he kept his living room clean, clear, and, well, normal, G-Pap's second floor was a labyrinth of decades-old newspapers, moth-eaten clothing from his youth, and basically every item he'd ever purchased in his 93 years of life.
X2 BONUS!
What is the effect of the allusion on the passage's meaning or tone?
A. It reveals the great-grandfather was a treacherous character.
B. It enhances the imagery of the overcrowded house.
What is "labyrinth" and B. enhances the imagery ?
The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
What is irony?
Identify the tone: "Look what you've done!" (when you've done something bad)
What is accusatory?
A text which presents several details to give the reader a mental picture uses _________________ text structure.
Description
Compare & Contrast
Order & Sequence
What is description?
Sadie easily lifted the handles of the cart, so much lighter without the asparagus and onions.
"Diana, I didn't realize there were children working in the cannery," Sadie said quietly as they walked away.
Diana sighed. Sadie sensed disapproval.
"What?" Sadie challenged.
What is third-person limited?
Identify the paradox in this passage:
I've always had a hard time being alone. Without conversation or company to distract me, my thoughts and emotions boil over like an unattended pot of water on a stovetop set to 'high'. To me, there is nothing louder than silence.
X2 BONUS!
What is the effect of the paradox on the passage's meaning or tone?
A. It implies that the narrator might have anxiety or another issue that makes it difficult to be at peace with their own thoughts.
B. It shows that the narrator is isolated and lonely.
What is "there is nothing louder than silence" and A. the narrator might have anxiety?
A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning may have moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas such as charity, greed, or envy.
What is allegory?
Identify the tone: "The minute the words came out of my mouth, I wished I could put them back in."
What is regretful?
Text that examines the similarities and differences between people, places, things, or concepts uses _____________ text structure.
Problem & Solution
Description
Compare & Contrast
What is compare & contrast?
You are invisible. You float through the room with less impact than a light breeze. There is no eye contact, no acknowledgment, no memory you were ever there.
What is second-person?
Identify the hyperbole in this passage:
"I told you, I will get it done," Chen said gruffly.
"If I hire someone to help, would you get it done faster?" Joy asked. It was a genuine offer and not the first time she made the suggestion.
"You know I want to handle it myself," replied Chen.
"Well, at this point, I'm ready to employ all of the maids in Buckingham Palace just so I don't have to worry about finding you suffocated under a pile of old pizza boxes and magazines every time I visit."
X2 BONUS!
What is the effect of the hyperbole on the passage's meaning or tone?
A. It emphasizes Joy's concern for Chen.
B. It shows that Joy doesn't actually care about Chen's wellbeing.
What is "all the maids in Buckingham Palace" and A. Joy's concern for Chen?
A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness; often intended to have a humorous effect
What is satire?
Identify the tone: "He gazed at the stars knowing that he was just a small part of an infinite plan."
What is wonder/awe?
Text which describes an issue and presents one or more ways to address it uses _________________ text structure.
Problem & Solution
Compare & Contrast
Order & Sequence
What is problem & solution?
"I have never been angrier with you," Martin stated, though his voice revealed no extreme emotion. George studied his face, searching for any sign of seriousness or humor--hoping for the latter--before responding.
What is third-person limited?
Identify the simile in this passage:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
X2 BONUS!
What is the effect of the simile on the passage's meaning or tone?
A. It creates a hopeful tone that the speaker will find companions soon.
B. It establishes a sad and solitary tone.
What is "lonely as a cloud" and B. enhances sad and solitary tone?
A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work
What is a motif?
Identify the tone: "The President said 'I am against the war,' as he gave us the order to go fight."
What is satirical?
Text which shows the relationship between what happened and why it happened uses _________________ text structure.
Problem & Solution
Cause & Effect
Order & Sequence
What is cause & effect?