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| the repetition of beginning consonant sounds example: ''She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore'' |
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refers to a real person, place, or event the reader is familiar with. Example: Henry, a fictional character in Red Badge of Courage, is set in the Civil War. |
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| Bad guy, or force( twister, illness), pitted against the Protagonist. |
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| poem that was intended to be sung. |
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| people and sometimes animals who participate in the action. |
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| Give 4 different kinds of characters and give example |
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1.Dynamic char.-changes and grows throughout the story. Ex.- Jethro in Across Five Aprils 2.Static char.- remains basically the same. Example- Henry in The Red Badge of Courage. 3.Round char.-has many sides to their personality and complex traits. Ex.- David in North to Freedom. 4.Flat char.-underdeveloped char., only 1 or 2 dominant traits. Ex.- Madge in Johnny Tremain. |
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| Techniques used by writers to develope characters. |
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| name 2 kinds of characterizations used by writers |
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Direct Char.- writer gives you a direct description of the character's physical appearance or personal traits. Indirect Char.- writer can use D-diologue R-reacions A-actions F-feelings T-thoughts |
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| Turning point of the action and when interest and intensity reach their peak. A.K.A.- most interesting part of the story. |
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| Struggles and/or problems between opposing forces (protagonist and antagonist) that is the basis of the plot. aka- problems characters face in the story. |
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| Descriptive writing/ Sensory language |
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writing that appeals to the senses. Ex.- descriptive writings that you can fell, see, smell, hear, taste as if it is actually there. |
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| particular variety of language spoken in one place by a distinct group of people. Ex.- Southern talk( no offense) ''I swan!'' (in The Red Badge of Courage), and a teenage possee language. |
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| 2 unlike things are compared at some length and in several ways. |
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| Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of the words. |
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| Name the 4 figures of speech |
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S-simile-comparing with ''like'' or ''as'' Ex.- ''Like a small gray coffee pot, there sat the squirrel.'' or "his stomach is as big as a watermelon" H-hyperbole-using exaggeration for emphasis or humor Ex. - "I've told you a million times not to slam the door" - "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." M-metaphor-comparison between two unlike things that have something in common Ex. "the morning is a new sheet of paper for you to write on" or "Our garden hose, that long green serpent" P-personification-human qualities given to an object, animal or idea. Ex. "the sun smiled" or " the wind whispered" or "love captured me" |
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| interrupts the sequence of events to tell of an event from an earlier time. |
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| uses hints or clues to indicate events that will happen later in the story |
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| poetry written without regular patterns of rhyme or meter. |
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| Hero/Heroine or protagonist |
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| the central character in a work of fiction, drama, or epic poetry. |
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| Contrast between appearance and actuality, or between expectation and reality; technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contracdictions. Ex.- The river looks calm but has deadly currents that suck you down and don't let loose. |
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The rhythmical pattern of a poem. Ex.- think of a meter for a piano ticking back and forth. |
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| Feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader. |
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| Explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech. |
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| Person from whose point of view events are related. aka- telling the story from their point of view. |
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| Method of narrating. There are five different kinds. |
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| Name 5 kinds of point of views and give definition |
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1.1st person-narrator is involved in the action and uses ''I''. Ex.- ''I went to the store.'' 2.2nd person- narrator/writer talks to the reader. Ex.-''You know I went to the store.'' 3.3rd person-Tells of someone other than the narrator. Ex.-''She went to the store. 4.3rd person Limited- the narrator is not involved in the story and only reveals one charater's thoughts. 5.3rd person Omniscient- narrator is not involved and can reveal all characters' thoughts. |
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| Words whose pronuncations suggest their specific meanings. Ex.-''WOOF,BUZZ, HISS, MEOW, HUM, CRACK, BOOM, etc.'' |
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| Planned series of interrelated actions and events. There are 5 parts. |
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| Name the 5 parts of a plot and give definitions |
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E-exposition- detailed explanation that provides important background info. I-inciting incident- when a conflict is introduced. R-rising action- events after the inciting incident and lead up to the climax. F-falling action-occurs after the climax and leads to the resolution. R-resolution- conflict is resolved. (aka denouement) |
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| The main character of the story. They can be good or evil, strong or weak. |
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| Part of a stanza with one or more lines repeated in a regular pattern in the poem. Ex.- chorus in a song |
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| A technique where a sound, word, phrase, line, or grammatical construction is repeated for emphasis or unity. |
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| Accented vowels and all succeeding sounds are identical. |
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| Patterns of beats or stresses. |
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| Time and place of the action. |
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| In poetry, the voice that talks to the reader. |
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| Group of lines that form a unit of poetry. |
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| A person, place, or object that represents something beyond itself. Ex.- Scales are a symbol of justice- first symbol of aggresion. |
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| The main idea or message of the story. |
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