Fiction
Non-fiction
Essay Writing/Miscellaneous
Figurative Language
Figurative Language II
100

What are the speech, thoughts, effect on other characters, actions, and looks of a character called?

Characterization

100

What is the argument or central idea of the text called?

Thesis Statement

100

What do you need in the first paragraph of a Text-Analysis Response 

Summary of the text, clear and developed central idea, and ONE writing strategy the author uses to develop the central idea 

100

The following is an example of what figurative language?

The eye marvelled—marvelled at the dazzling whiteness;
The ear hearkened to the stillness of the solemn air;

Imagery

100

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. -William Shakespeare

What is the figurative langauge?

Metaphor

200

What is theme?

The message of the text

200

What is tone?

The author or speaker's attitude toward the topic or text

200

What is an example of a central idea from "Lilo & Stitch"?

Answers may vary:

Example: Everyone deserves to feel loved and have a supportive family

200

“The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.” —Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind 

What is the figurative langauge?

A simile

200

When two or more words are linked that share the same first consonant sound

Example: Silently sifting and veiling road, roof and railing  

Alliteration

Example: Silently sifting and veiling road, roof and railing  

300

What is mood?

how the reader feels while reading the text

300

the author paints a vivid picture to evoke a feeling from the reader—sadness and pity for the abused animal

What is the rhetorical appeal?

Pathos

300

How should you support your thesis in your essay? (2 aspects)

Evidence and explanations (analysis)

300

“The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.” —John Green, The Fault in Our Stars 

What is the figurative language?

A metaphor

300

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past -The Great Gatsby

What is the figurative langauge?


Alliteration

400

What should you annotate throughout a fiction text? (name 5 elements)

Theme, Character Development, Setting, Mood, and Conflict 

400

the author uses a startling statistic to appeal to our intellect 

What is the rhetorical appeal?

Logos

400

Launched in 1980, what popular video game features four ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde?

Pacman 

400

“I heard all things in the heaven and in the Earth. I heard many things in Hell. How then, am I mad?” —Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart 

What is the figurative language?

Hyperbole

400

What is a moment of dialogue or plot contradicts what the audience expects from a character or story?

Irony

500

A character who contrasts with another character, often the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities.

Foil 

500

the author establishes their own credibility by stating their occupation and experience 

What is the rhetorical appeal?

Ethos

500

“Beat It,” “Human Nature” and “P.Y.T.” are all singles by which artist?

Michael Jackson

500

“The camera has its own kind of consciousness; in the lens the Garden of Eden itself would become ever so slightly too perfect.” —Arthur Miller, Timebends: A Life 

What is the figurative language?

Allusion 

500

This was our Declaration of Independence and if Mom didn’t let us go to that concert, she would be our King George III.

What is the figurative language?

Allusion