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the author’s choice of words

• diction

The author’s attitude toward his topic

TONE

A word that means the opposite of a given word

Antonym

The overall emotion created by a work of literature

Mood

The following is an example of

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.

William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

• alliteration

When the narrator knows everything…

• Third person omniscient

The day Shiloh come, we’re having us a big Sunday dinner. Dara Lynn’s dipping bread in her glass of cold tea, the way she likes, and Becky pushes her beans over the edge of her plate in her rush to get ’em down. Ma gives us her scolding look. We live high up in the hills above Friendly, but hardly anybody knows where that is. Friendly’s near Sistersville, which is halfway between Wheeling and Parkersburg. Used to be, my daddy told me, Sistersville was once of the best places you could live in the whole state.

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor•

• First Person

After dropping her son off at school, Sara sat at a traffic light and waited. She was on her way to her office job as a secretary in a law office. It was mainly paperwork with very little time to interact with other people, but Sara had gotten used to that. It also gave her plenty of time to daydream, something she had also gotten quite used to. She was a woman in her mid-30s, married 13 years, with one child.

• The Ninja Housewife by Deborah Hamlin

• Third Person Limited

Marilla’s lips twitched understandingly. She had expected Mrs. Rachel to say this; she had known that the sight of Matthew jaunting off so unaccountably would be too much for her neighbor’s curiosity. If Marilla had said that Matthew had gone to Bright River to meet a kangaroo from Australia Mrs. Rachel could not have been more astonished. She was actually quiet for five seconds. It was unsupposable that Marilla was making fun of her, but Mrs. Rachel was almost forced to suppose it.

• Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

• Third Person Omniscient

• If the narrator addresses “you” the reader…

• 2nd person POV

• a pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or a song

• Rhyme scheme

A short account of a particular incident or event

• Anecdote

Which of the following uses a semi-colon correctly?A. After Maurice got home from school; he realized he did not get his

homework from his locker.

B. Giraffes are impressive creatures; they are much larger than most people imagine.

C. As the thunder became louder; the storm was only minutes away.

D. Our hike was long enough for us; to see a bear, two foxes, and a family of deer.

A.Giraffes are impressive creatures; they are much larger than most people imagine.

Which underlined group of words is an adjective clause?A. Whoever has the lowest score wins in cross-country.

B. The duke and duchess, who are very wealthy, donated a building to the school.

C. Young children need to understand that playing with matches is dangerous.

D. I haven’t eaten anything since I ate breakfast.

• The duke and duchess, who are very wealthy, donated a building to the school.

My opponent wants to hurt the elderly by cutting Medicare. We cannot let him injure our parents who have worked so hard for us. Be the caring child you were raised to be and protect their interests this election.

Rhetorical Strategy: A. LogosB. PathosC. Ethos

• PATHOS– Appeal to emotion

REMEMBER: logos = logicethos = authority

• . . . she tried to get rid of the kitten which had scrambled up her back and stuck like a burr just out of reach.

-Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

• Simile

The central idea or insight of a work of literature

• theme

The meaning, association, or emotions a word suggests

Connotation

• Name two types of figurative language

• Simile• Metaphor• Personification• Hyperbole• symbolism

• The following excerpt is an example of:• “To those people in the huts and villages of

half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves for whatever period is required…” -John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address

• Metaphor

The author’s intent or reason for writing a work

• PURPOSE–PIE• Persuade• Inform• Entertain

• The process by which an author reveals the personality of a character

• Characterization– Direct– Indirect

• A contrast between expectation and reality

• IRONY– THREE TYPES:• Situational• Verbal• Dramatic

• Language used to persuade is called

• RHETORIC

The following excerpt is an example of

Hey diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. -Nursery Rhyme

• Personification