Literary Terms Part 1
This term describes the narrator’s position in the story (first-person, third-person, etc.).
What is point of view?
In a passage, this is the term for the writer’s attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
This figure of speech compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
What is the first thing you should include in your essay to make your position clear?
What is claim or thesis?
How many parts (sections) are there to the exam?
What is three?
The central message, lesson, or moral of a story.
What is theme?
What is evidence?
A poet writes: “I had a dream I could fly… I had a dream I could touch the sky.” What device is this, and how does it impact the poem?
How many texts will you need to use in the Argumentative essay?
What is three?
What is the date and time of the exam?
The emotional feeling or atmosphere created by a text, often influenced by setting, word choice, and imagery.
What is mood?
The sequence of events in a story is called this.
What is plot?
A poem includes the line:
“The moon followed me home.”
What poetic device is being used?
What is personification?
In Part 3, the question asks you to analyze how a literary element develops a central idea. What should your paragraph include?
What is identify the central idea, explain the literary element, provide evidence, and analyze the effect?
How long do you have to remain at the test for?
What is 2 hours?
When a writer uses descriptive language to help the reader visualize a scene.
What is imagery?
The part of a story where tension reaches its highest point.
What is climax?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Your essay must include this type of reasoning to show how your evidence supports your claim.
What is analysis?
What type of essay is involved in Part 2 of the exam? In Part 3?
What is Argumentative and Text Analysis?
The way an author reveals a character’s personality through words, actions, or thoughts.
What is characterization?
A character who undergoes significant internal change over the course of a story.
What is a dynamic character?
When an author gives human traits to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
A student writes: “The author uses imagery. The imagery is important.” How could they improve this for full credit?
What is explain specifically what the imagery shows and how it develops a theme, character, or central idea, using examples from the text?
What is the rubric score based out of on a Part 2 and Part 3?
What is 6 and 4?