Writing
What is the first step you take when writing an analysis response?
Break down the prompt
At the end of a story, you should think about the overall message of the story, which is called its . . .?
What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?
Plot
What type of figurative language makes comparison of two typically unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?
simile
What does the verb "contrast" mean?
To show the difference between two things
After you finish writing your response, what is the final step in the process before you are done?
Review your work for clarity and mistakes
At the beginning of a story, it is important to play close attention to the setting, characters, and . . .?
Conflict
What is the final moment of dramatic tension in a story called?
climax
What literary technique involves the writer hinting at events later in a story?
foreshadowing
The term "cite" means to provide what?
evidence
What should you do after you introduce your supporting evidence in a body paragraph?
Explain how the evidence supports your claim
What's one important aspect of a story to think about when determining its theme?
How the protagonist changes
What is the literary term for when the protagonist is struggling with their own emotions or other internal pressures?
Internal Conflict
What type of figurative language gives human characteristics to something nonhuman?
personification
What term means to examine something carefully to better understand its meaning?
analyze
Pre-write--gather and organize ideas and evidence
When you are reading a story and you have knowledge that contradicts what the characters think, this is called?
Dramatic Irony
What is the term for when a work of literature makes a reference to another story?
allusion
What is the writer, speaker, or character's attitude called?
Tone
What is a synonym for "evaluate"?
assess, judge, grade, etc.
What should you begin each body paragraph with?
A supporting claim
Re-read and use context clues
What the term for the process of creating a word that imitates, resembles, or suggests a sound that it refers to?
Onomatopoeia
What is the overall feeling or atmosphere that an audience is intended to feel when reading, listening to, and/or viewing a text?
Its mood
What does the term "justify" mean?
To prove to be true or reasonable (as in an argument)