Point of View
The voice that is telling the story
What is narrator?
Messages about ideas and issues that matter—love, war, friendship, greed, and money, for example.
What is theme?
When a writer uses words in an imaginative way to express meanings beyond the literal meanings
What is figurative language?
This device involves the intentional use of repeated words, phrases, or ideas to emphasize a theme, create rhythm, or enhance meaning in a story.
What is repetition?
If psychology is the study of the mind, and biology is the study of life, then this suffix means study of.
In this point of view, the narrator is inside the story, telling about events that he or she directly experienced. In a story written from this point of view, the narrator uses the words I, me, and my to refer to himself or herself.
What is first-person point of view?
When analyzing a piece of literature, or writing responses in English class, we use this type of response.
What is an APE response?
Identify the figurative language:
The new pillows were like fluffy white marshmallows.
What is a simile?
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things by saying one thing is another thing without using the words "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
The most likely meaning of the word explanation in this example:
The scientist gave an explanation of her research findings to the curious students.
A) a detailed story
B) a type of experiment
C) an opinion
D) a clear description
What is D) a clear explanation?
What is third-person limited?
This term refers to the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience, often conveyed through word choice, style, and setting.
What is tone?
The rhyme scheme of the poem:
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away
What is AABCCB?
In The Monkey's Paw, a character’s repeated mention of a "cursed" object early on hints at the tragic consequences that will follow when it is later used.
What is foreshadowing?
Determine the meaning of the word in italics.
When she's joking, Chancy sometimes says superfluous things, unlike when she's serious and speaking carefully.
What is unnecessary?
In this point of view, the narrator reveals the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of all the characters, and may speak about past, present, and future events.
What is a third-person omniscient?
In non-fiction writing, this refers to the central argument the author seeks to convey throughout the text.
What is thesis?
This literary technique keeps readers on edge by delaying key information or creating uncertainty about what will happen next.
What is suspense?
Authors often use this device to engage the reader, emphasize a point, or provoke thought, without expecting a direct answer.
What are rhetorical questions?
Determine the meaning of the word in italics:
Luisa's capriciousness often got her into trouble; she always said or did things without thinking through her actions first.
What is impulsiveness?
Identify the point of view:
Andy knew he was a confident speaker, but some students resented his attitude.
What is third-person omniscient?
This concise retelling of the main ideas and key details of a text highlights its essential points without including unnecessary information.
What is summary?
"Crisp, salty scent of the ocean air” and the “loud crash of waves against the rocky shore,” uses these two types of imagery
What are auditory (sound) and olfactory (smell) imagery?
This punctuation is used to set off phrases that are simply repeating the original idea. It may contribute to the authors tone or mood of the story.
What are dashes?
This suffix can be added to the end of "curious" to change the word from and adjective to a noun?
Hint: the root of the word is "curio"
What is -osity?