Theme
The message or big idea of a literary work.
Theme
The narrator's perspective is...
their point of view about what is happening in the text.
The feeling or attitude expressed by the words used in the text. Created by the connotation of word choice in the text.
Tone
A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar. Used for comparison by saying something is something else.
metaphor
Themes are not explicit (clearly stated), themes are...
Implied
A situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality. When two things are contrasted. Can be verbal or situational.
Irony
The emotion evoked in the reader by a piece of writing. Created by the tone.
Mood
Representing a thing or idea as a person. Giving a nonhuman thing humanlike qualities.
personification
To figure out theme, decide what ________ the main character learned.
lesson
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize a societal issue. It is implied.
Satire
What is the mood created?
Brett sweated in his chair. The clock in the classroom ticked loudly. Brett looked at the test question again. He had no clue what the answer was. His teacher paced around the room. "Remember, this test determines your future," she said. Brett read the choices again but they all blurred into a meaningless word soup. The clock kept ticking, and the second hand sounded like a butcher's knife slamming down on a cutting board. Brett's heart pounded
Anxious, tense, doomed.
Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses. Providing enough details that you can imagine what is being described.
imagery
What is the theme of this story?
In the end, it had not mattered that the enemy's army was larger, or that its leaders and soldiers were unspeakably cruel. The evil regime had been confronted by an army of people who believed in justice and peace, and that army could never be stopped.
Good will triumph over evil.
What is ironic in the example?
An old man ate a large meal at a restaurant. The waitress tried to provide him with excellent service, but every time she brought him a dish, he complained. First he thought that the soup was too cold. Then he said that his steak was dry and chewy. Then he complained that one of her blonde hairs was in his potatoes, but the hair was actually grey like his own. She remained patient and continued to try to help him until the end of the meal, when he left her a quarter for a tip. She replied on his way out, “Thank you for the generous tip, Mister.”
The waitress expresses gratitude when she means the opposite.
What is the mood created?
Tammy was blown back by the smell as she walked into the pet store. She pinched her nose to block the foul odor of urine that had seemingly soaked into the bricks of the cursed establishment. The puppies without owners missed their mothers and cried loudly for them. Tammy marched toward the back of the store to find the manager. The birds in the dirty cages squawked, probably for lack of food. Tammy's heart wrenched at the cruel misfortune of it all.
Disturbing, pitiful, heart wrenching.
The presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect; understatement
meiosis
What is the theme of the poem?
1) The sticks, one by one,
Are easily broken.
But when tied together
They are as strong as a shield.
2) For years, they had watched as the factory owners fired anyone who spoke up about the low pay and the long hours. Now they were all standing together, and the owners could no longer ignore them.
When things are united, they are stronger.
What is the satire in this example?
The king's son, going to eat an egg, cracked it open on the large end and cut his finger. His father the king published an edict, commanding all his subjects, upon great penalty, to break the smaller end of their eggs.
The people so highly resented this law, that our histories tell us there have been six rebellions raised on that account; wherein one king lost his Life, and another his Crown.
Satirizing politics or political power, and being willing to fight over inconsequential things.
The battle between the two types of egg-eaters is clearly ridiculous—those who fight in it would rather die than eat their eggs "incorrectly".
What is the mood created?
Theresa stared blankly at the photograph. She and her ex-best friend Kristina were in it and they were on a rollercoaster. They were smiling. Those were better days. Theresa was happier then. Thinking about those times just made her sad now. Her tears wet the photograph. "I wish I could take it back!" Theresa yelled to herself. She knew she couldn't though. What was done was done. Theresa knocked a vase off her dresser and it shattered. She rolled over in her bed and cried into her pillow.
Regretful, remorseful, sad
What figurative language is this an example of?
Snow spun through the air that winter day. One small oak held her leaves tight. She wasn't ready. That's ok. Each oak lets go of each leaf in its own time.
personification