What is the author's attitude towards the subject and/or the audience?
100
The author reveals a character's personality through speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions and looks.
What is indirect characterization?
100
Thoughts
What does the "T" in steals stand for/ provide an example?
100
Word Choice
What is diction?
100
Direct characterization
Identify the following, "He was calm and cheery in the way you expect plump people to be. . ."
200
Connotation.
What are the emotions associated with a word?
200
The narrator and/or author directly tells the reader what the character's personality is like; it is not open to inference.
What is direct characterization?
200
Effects on others.
What does the "E" stand for in STEALS/ provide an example?
200
Jargon
What are words like grinder, hoagie, sub, hero?
200
Inspiring, encouraging, uplifting, positive
Identify the tone of the following, "And you can build your own life that other people can live in, so build a life---don't live one, build one---find your opportunity and always be sexy."
300
Dennotation
What is the dictionary definition of a word?
300
"I" "Me" "Us" "Our"
What pronouns are used in first person point of view?
300
Looks
What does the "L" stand for in STEALS/provide an example.
Identify the following, "Lilly shivered and sobbed while sitting alone under the tree. Jacob felt a pang of pity for her, and though he worried what others might say, he walked to her, sat beside her, and offered her his jacket."
400
Jargon
What is slang, words or expressions used in a specific group?
400
"He" "She" "Them" "They"
What pronouns are used in third person point of view?
400
Actions
What does the "A" stand for in steals/ provide an example?
400
Imagery
How does the author create pictures in the reader's mind?
400
First person characterization
Identify the following, "My name is Percy Jackson. I am 12 years old."
500
Characterization
How is the personality of a character revealed in a story?
500
Narrator knows everything about all characters (thoughts, feelings, etc.)
What is third person omniscient?
500
Speech
What does the "S" stand for in STEALS/ provide an example?
500
Long sentences
These sentences show reason, clear thinking and are scholarly?
500
Indirect characterzation
Identify the following, "He was very thin, as if the friction of living had burned every necessary particle off of him . . ."