Show:
Literary Devices
Language/Word Choice
Figurative Language
Author's Purpose
Parts of a Passage
100
Descriptive language that creates sensory impressions (5 senses)
What is imagery?
100
The emotional quality of a literary work. The feeling the reader gets from reading a text.
What is mood?
100
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
What is a hyperbole?
100
The reason why an author writes a particular piece
What is author's purpose?
100
The main idea of an entire work; the statement that reveals what the article/essay is about
What is the thesis?
200
A topic of discussion or work; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of 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
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things and does not use the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
The purpose of textbooks is generally to ___________ students about various subjects
What is teach?
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
A figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force of nature or an idea is given human characteristics.
What is personification?
300
Articles with clear opinions, like editorials, are often mean 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
The views of multiple characters are given from an outside perspective
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?
400
Conversation between characters.
What is dialogue?
400
The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.
What is a onomatopoeia?
400
Short stories, novels, and plays are often written to ______________ readers
What is entertain?
400
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
The sequence of events in a narrative work.
What is plot?
500
The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic
What is bias?
500
A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare unlike things
What is an simile?
500
Pamphlets and instructions are often meant to __________ readers
What is inform?
500
An author's use of clues to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?