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- 1. Conflict/problem - struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. 23. Descriptive text - descriptive writing intended to allow a reader to picture the scene or
- 2. Characterization - how an author reveals characters and their various personalities
- 4. Author's Purpose - the author's reason for writing. There are 4 author's purposes: P.I.E.E - (1)
- 5. Examples: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk 8. Informational text - nonfiction, written to give facts. (ex. Textbooks, newspapers, reports,
- 7. hungry, I could eat a horse! 16. Imagery- a word or group of words which appeal to one or more of the senses: taste, sight,
- 8. Beast.
- 10. the writing.
- 12. glide gracefully) 12. Allusion - when a writer makes reference to a famous person, thing, event, or situation. An illusion can bring to mind whole mental images in just a few words. (Ex. Slow and steady wins
- 13. of figurative language. 11. Alliteration - the repeating of the same beginning sound in a string of words. (ex. Gleaming
- 15. (2) Inform, (3) Entertain, (4) Express (share your opinion, but not to change minds) 30. Author's thesis - the topic and a specific feeling or idea associated with it. The thesis can be directly stated or implied in the examples and illustrations used by the author. Clearly stating and identifying your thoughts on a topic supported by research. Never "I think, I feel, I
- 16. hearing and smell; figurative language 17. Irony- the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its usual meaning. Also,
- 17. The Loch Ness Monster 10. Figurative language - Language that cannot be taken literally (as it is written) since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. Idioms, personification, and metaphors are some
- 18. you expect one thing to happen and the exact opposite happens.
- 19. you remove the numbers, make sure each is on a new line, and where it is the word (not definition) combine it, no hyphens, underscores, or etc, simply just remove the space if the word has two words. leave the sentence untouched:
- 23. - a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or
- 24. Bias - a judgement based on a personal point of view.
- 25. Fiction - any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact. Characters and events in such narratives may be based in real life (realistic) but their ultimate
- 27. leads up to the climax, or turning point.
- 28. more characters. 25. Rising actions - the part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated. Rising
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- 1. Expository text - text written to explain and give information about a certain topic 3. Epic- a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero of great historical or legendary
- 2. Literary devices - tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice (tone and language)
- 3. brochures, manuals, etc. ) 9. Legends - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events, or a story coming down from the past, especially one that is historical although not able to be proven. Examples: Big
- 4. Climax - the turning point in a narrative, the moment when the conflict is at its most intense.
- 5. is a creation of the author. 7. Folktales- a story that started by mouth. May include legends, ghost stories, fairy tales,
- 6. its cover.
- 9. in line for a year or 'I said it 82 times!') 14. Free verse - poetry that doesn't have a regular metrical and rhyme pattern, but tries to sound
- 10. race. This makes you think of the tortoise and the hare.) 13. Hyperbole - to stretch the truth, usually an unreasonable amount of time or size. (Ex. We
- 11. Examples: The Illiad and The Odyssey 4. Fable - a narrative used to teach moral/lesson. Animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics (personification) are often characters in fables. Example: The Tortoise and the
- 14. in which the action of a story takes place. 24. Flashback- a device used in literature to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story. Flashbacks are often introduced as the dreams or recollections (memories) of one
- 20. natural everyday speech. An example of this would NOT include Dr. Seuss books 15. Idioms - An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (as it's written). Ex. I was
- 21. or fiction (resolution). 28. Theme -The message or moral of a story, a universal idea. For example: Never judge a book
- 22. 5. Fairy tales - short narratives featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and sprites. The tales originally belonged to the folklore of a particular nation or region, such as those collected in Germany by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Examples: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Beauty &
- 24. Setting - the time and place in which a story unfolds. 27. Conclusion - the ending of the story or the summarization of ideas or closing argument in
- 26. stories, novels, and plays the rising action builds to the climax.