Making Meaning from Context & Symbolism
Trevor is adept with crossword puzzles, while his sister is a failure at solving them. This is what adept means in this context.
What is skilled?
Yesterday, we had nachos for dinner. This is the part of speech for the underlined word.
What is a noun?
In this POV, the character within the story retells his or her experiences or impressions from their own perspective.
What is first person?
THIS appears in different types of essays and theses, in the form of paraphrases and/or quotations. It is used to persuade readers and support arguments made in texts or essays.
What is evidence?
This is when an author gives human characteristics to a nonliving object.
What is personification?
Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon. This is what dismal means in this sentence.
What is gloomy?
The scruffy dog barked loudly. This is the verb in the sentence.
What is barked?
In this point of view, the narrator reveals only the central character’s emotions.
What is third person limited?
"Mood" is the literary term for the emotion an author makes their readers feel with their words. THIS literary device reflects the AUTHOR's attitude toward the subject matter they are writing about.
What is tone?
This word describes phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across. Similes, metaphors, personification, etc. all fall under this term.
What is figurative language?
The protagonist of the story, Danielle, is bored at school. She looks out the window and longingly watches a bird fly through the sky. This is what the bird symbolizes.
What is freedom?
"Quickly" is an example of this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
In this POV, the narrator has unlimited knowledge and can describe every character’s thoughts and interpret their behaviors.
What is third person omniscient?
This is a literary device in which a writer uses one thing—usually a physical object or phenomenon—to represent something more abstract or "bigger" than itself.
What is symbolism?
This refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader
What is imagery?
The protagonist, Tracey, walks carefully through a dark room. This is what the darkness in the setting symbolizes.
What is mystery/unknown?
This part of speech describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
Identify the point of view: Amy sprinted as fast as she could with her neighbor’s dog running right behind her. Amy was terrified of him, and thought that he would bite her. In reality, the dog just wanted to play, and thought of Amy as a friend.
What is third person omniscient?
This literary device occurs when the reality of a story is the opposite of what we expect.
What is irony?
This literary device is when an author or poet makes an indirect reference to some idea, figure, other text, place, or event that originates from outside the text.
What is allusion?
After struggling through a hard life, in the last chapter of a story the protagonist is twirling around on a spring day surrounded by newly budding trees and blooming flowers. This description of the setting most likely symbolizes this.
What is a new beginning?
This is an example of a contraction.
What is it's, I'm, can't, won't, I'll, etc.
Identify the point of view: Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped cream frosting. Combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and food color in a small mixer bowl. Make sure you add just a small amount of food color.
What is second person?
This is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
This is defined as, "the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices."
What is satire?