The type of fiction that includes pieces of science including time travels, space adventures, robots, technology, evolved from pure energy, etc.
What is science fiction?
term for pictures, charts, bolded words, subtitles
What are graphics/text features?
the most personal, intimate point of view
What is first person?
a device used to present action that occurred before the present time (sometimes dreams)
What is a flashback?
Explain the impact of the 1st person point of view on the passage
poem with no formal structure (no stanzas, no rhyme scheme, etc)
What is the free verse?
propaganda technique:
author's use (overuse) of facts, numbers, studies
What is appeal to statistics?
suffix meaning having the quality of
What is -ish?
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
When he walked, the earth quaked.
She must have has a zillion cats.
if it were written in third person rather than 1st person...
What is less personal, less intimate, wouldn't know as much?
the author's words help create this
(the author's feelings)
What is tone?
positive words=happy tone
negative words=negative tone
best way to make an author's argument strong(er)
What are facts and statistics?
suffix meaning the act or result of
What is -ment?
warning, thunder and lightening, scary music, a "dark" scene...hint as to what is to come
What is foreshadowing?
facts, emotional language, rhetorical questions, definitions, sections, reasons, examples, charts, graphs, statistics
What is how does the author build his argument?
active verbs
passive verbs
What is NEVER THE ANSWER?
a statement that cannot be proven
best, robust, important, nice
What is an opinion?
Mary had a little lamb a
It's fleece was white as snow b
And everywhere that Mary went c
The lamb was sure to go b
What is rhyme scheme?
something that stands for or represents something else
What is a symbol?
they help the reader find a part in the passage or supply an illustration to support something in the text
What are headings, subtitles, graphics
earthquake cause death and problems for a family
slippery roads make you late for work
setting influences or creates _________
What is setting creates conflict?
making a general statement about someone or something with only a few examples
What is a sweeping generalization?
very short story used in an "argument" to engage reader
anec _______?
What is an anecdote?
a type of language that differs in pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary
EX: y'all
What is dialect?
can be an actual trip or an emotional, intellectual, or spiritual one
What is a journey?