Figurative Language
My grandmother's hands were as wrinkled as an old paper bag. What type of figurative language is used?
What is a simile?
Remember - just because it has the words like or as does not make it a simile. If it does not compare two unlike things it is not a simile. EX. Ronald ran as fast as he could.
The perspective of a story perspective is know as the ___________ of ___________. (or the Author's POV).
Point of View
The people or animals (or objects or robots or fairies, etc) that the story is about.
What are characters. Remember the main character (s) is the one that faces the problem or conflict in the story.
1.The events leading up to the climax in the story are called _______________.
2. The events after the climax that lead towards a conclusion/resolution are called the ___________________.
1. Rising Action
2. Falling Action
giving hints or clues about what will happen in a story
What is foreshadowing?
Mrs. Williams is a troll in the morning.
What is a metaphor? Remember a metaphor suggests a comparison by telling you something is something else IT DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS.
1. Jim was going to the store. He had to buy some milk. What POV (point of view) of the sentence? 1st Person or 3rd Person?
2. I am glad we are friends. What point of view is this written from? What POV (point of view) of the sentence? 1st Person or 3rd Person?
1. What is 3rd person POV. Remember third person is when the narrator is not part of the action. You will see pronouns like "he", "she", "they". Limited allows us to only know the thoughts and feelings of one character. Ex: Thomas in the Maze Runner.
1. What is 1st person point of view. Remember this is when the narrator uses the pronoun "I". Example: Ethan says "I" in Beautiful Creatures.
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting.
The reason why something happens. Often used with ____________ & effect.
What is cause?
All knowing narrator. (The narrator knows what everyone is thinking not just one character.) Spell it the best you can.
What is Omniscient?
The wind howled outside and the thunder grumbled.
The kite sailed happily up into the clear, blue sky.
In both sentences, what type of figurative language is used?
What is personification?
Remember personification is when an animal, object, or inanimate object is given human qualities.
A question asking an author's purpose is asking you what?
Why author wrote wrote the passage?
The sequence of events in the story. The story in it's entirety is called the story's _______.
What is the plot.
An extreme exaggeration. Example: He thought of a million ideas in one second.
What is a hyperbole.
the attitude of the author to his subject, his audience, or his characters
What is tone?
Jonathon runs like a cheetah.
What is a simile? Comparison using like or as.
You should go out and buy a pig today. They make the best pets ever. They are the only pet anyone should ever own.
Is this written to inform, persuade, or to entertain the reader? PIE
What is to persuade. Remember persuasive is when the author is trying to get you to do or believe something.
The turning point in the action of the story. Usually it is the most exciting part.
What is the climax?
The most significant idea or meaning of a story or article. This can be asked in several different ways.
What is the the main idea, theme, central idea, summary...
the problems or complications in the story
What is conflict?
is a category of literature identified by form, content, and style (ex. fiction, nonfiction, historical fiction, poetry, etc.)
What is genre?
The unicorn frolicked in the leaves waiting for his friend, the eagle to join him. (Authors purpose?)
inform, persuade, entertain (PIE)
What is to entertain.
1.The main character is the _______________.
2. The villian in the story is the ________________.
1. Protagonist
2. Antagonist
An education guess or determination the reader makes about what is happening, based on information and evidence presented in the passage but not directly stated.
(Adrien threw his bookbag and slapped Kendall.)
What is an inference.
1. feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
2. If a question ask you the impact what does that mean?
1. What is mood?
2. How it affects you? How it made you feel.