Literary Terms
a conversation between two characters
What is dialogue?
the turning point of the story that usually occurs near the end
What is climax?
a big exaggeration to emphasize something
What is hyperbole?
In literature, mood can best be defined as:
the purpose for which the text was written
the way the text makes the reader feel
the way the author feels about the subject of the text
the level of suspense the text creates
What is the way the text makes the reader feel?
Neither Ron Clark nor Dolores Roberts could figure out why the flowers kept coming, and each of them assumed somebody had a crush on the other.
Which point of view is this written in?
first person, second person, third person limited, third person omniscient, third person objective
What is third person omniscient?
the thing that grosses Mrs. H out more than almost anything in the whole wide world
What are loose teeth?
time and place of the story
What is setting?
character who acts against the protagonist
Who is antagonist?
when consonant sounds are repeated at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
"I'm old enough to go on the Christmas hunt, " I said.
Incredibly, my father laughed. "At ten?"he said. "I'm afraid not."
I stood, stricken. "But--" I said.
"No," my father said, in the voice that meant NO, and no more talking about it.
The author uses dialogue mainly to: reveal conflicting points of view, reveal a side of the narrator's personality, show how a character changes
What is reveal conflicting points of view?
More important, I thought, what would I do next? It's one thing to play a trick or two, to get even, but Louis was going crazy! And I never wanted to harm Ginny, or even her stupid moose of a brother. She just hurt my feelings with that nerd remark.
This passage represents an example of: exposition, foreshadowing, theme, internal conflict
What is internal conflict?
Mrs. H's middle name: victoria, elise, elizabeth, marie
What is elise?
the action goes back to an earlier time
What is flashback?
the beginning of the story where setting, characters, and conflict are introduced
words that sound the way they are spelled
What is onomatopoeia?
I spent the afternoons sitting cross-legged before the squat Philco radio which stood as a permanent fixture on your porch in Rockville Centre, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York. With my score-book spread before me, I attended Dodger games through the courtly voice of Dodger announcer Red Barber.
How does the setting impact the narrator?
A. the narrator is able to attend Dodger games on the South Shore of Long Island.
B. the narrator's Philco ractio sits on his porch, where he also has his score-book
C. The narrator listens to Dodger games on his porch on Long Island, New York.
What is C?
Mama is a sunrise that promises tomorrow and tomorrow
The poet uses literary devices in all of the following ways EXCEPT: a metaphor is used comparing mama to a sunrise, personification is used where a sunrise makes promises, an idiom is used about promises, repetition is used to emphasize an idea
What is an idiom?
Who are The Avett Brothers?
author gives hints or clues about later events
What is foreshadowing?
a problem or struggle against an outside force
What is external conflict?
an "expression" that has meaning different than its literal words
What is an idiom?
I turned and looked at him, waiting. What did he want now? I could feel my heart pounding. Something bitter and vile tasting was coming up in my mouth; I was afraid I was going to be sick.
Which word best describes the author's tone?
frustrated, curious, urgent, sarcastic
What is urgent?
Which word has the strongest connotation?
terrified, afraid, fearful, frightened
What is terrified?
the number of CURRENT faculty members from Mrs. H's hometown of Jasper
What is 4?
the universal message about life
What is theme?
series of events that make up the story
What is plot?
human characteristics given to non-human things
What is personification?
The children lay out, laughing, on the jungle mattress, and heard it sigh and squeak under them, resilient and alive.
The author uses all of the following literary devices EXCEPT: personification, onomatopoeia, metaphor, alliteration
What is metaphor?
An author writes an article about her frustrations with people using cell phones when driving. She believes that if fines were increased to $1,000, people would stop picking up their phones when behind the wheel.
Which text structure fits this piece of writing?
C/C, chronological, problem/solution
What is problem/solution?
For a bonus point: the last year they did so
What is 5? and 1987?