Parts of Speech
Describes a Person, Place, or Thing
Noun
What is Capitalized in the beginning of a sentence?
First word
He was as quiet as a mouse.
Simile
a plot element that hints at something later to come in the story
Foreshadowing
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Imagery
Replaces a noun
Pronoun
What type of sentence is this?
Ms. Dietz is the most amazing teacher in the world.
Complete sentence
My mom has a heart of gold.
Metaphor
The authors attitude towards the subject.
Tone
when the author describes a character in a straight forward way
Direct Characterization
Describes a noun
adjective
What type of sentence is this?
When my mother reads books.
Fragment
I've told you a million times to clean your room.
Hyperbole
How the author makes the reader feel
mood
a literary device that reveals a character's traits through their actions, speech, thoughts, or other details, rather than explicitly stating them
Indirect Characterization
Describes an action
verb
What type of sentence is this?
I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
Run-on
The heavy wind was howling and hollering outside.
(hint: 2)
Personification & Alliteration
whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.
is the use of words or images to symbolize specific concepts, people, objects, or events.
Symbolism
Name three conjunctions
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What ends a complete sentence?
Punctuation
To my dog, the neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden.
Allusion
Told by the characters point of view
1st person
Narrator tells the story about the characters
3rd person