Text Structures
The number of text structures we talked about.
What is Eight?
A sequence of events in a story.
What is Plot?
This is defined by a scene where the story goes back in time for a brief period.
What is Flashback?
An example of a positive tone or mood.
What is Happy, Joyful, Excited, etc.?
Language that is different from its factual and true meaning.
What is Figurative Language?
A text structure that describes one topic in detail.
What is Description?
What is conflict?
The main character who fights against the conflict.
An example of a negative tone or mood.
What is sad, angry, spiteful, irritated, somber, depressed, etc.?
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
A text structure that explains steps in order.
What is Sequence?
The point where the problems in the story start to get worse or build on themselves.
What is the rising action?
What is an antagonist?
This is the feeling, you, the reader gets while reading a story.
What is Mood?
Giving human characteristics to something non-human, like "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
A text structure that describes the advantages and disadvantages of a subject.
What is the inciting incident?
This is defined by a scene or moment in the story that gives the reader hints about what might happen next or in the future.
What is Foreshadowing?
The author's attitude towards a subject, the feeling they are TRYING to create.
This compares two things without using "like" or "as," such as "Her voice is music to my ears."
A text structure that describes multiple topics in detail, often in categories.
What is Classification?
The five elements of a plot map, in order, labeled on a map.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
The main two types of conflict and what they mean.
Internal conflict is in the MIND, external conflict is with other characters or forces.
Analyze the tone and mood of this sentence: "The abandoned playground creaked eerily in the wind, shadows stretching like ghostly fingers across the cracked pavement."
The tone could be creepy or ominous. The mood could be suspenseful, scary/spooky or unsettling.
Identify the type of figurative language used in this sentence and explain how it appeals to the senses: "The aroma of freshly baked bread wrapped around her like a warm hug, while the golden crust glistened under the kitchen light."
What is simile and imagery? They appeal to your sense of smell and sight.