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NAME OF PIECE: Speaker The voice that tells the story, or in nonfiction, the author. What do we know about the writer?s life and views that shape this text? Occasion The time and place of the piece; the current situation or context which gave rise to the writing or speech. Audience The group of readers to whom this piece is directed. The audience may be one person, a small group, or a large group. What qualities, beliefs, or values do the audience members have in common? Purpose The reason behind the text. What does the speaker want the audience to do, feel, say or choose? Use one of ?The List? verbs to begin your explanation. Subject The general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text. What is this piece about? What are the key points of the text?

Figurative Language

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ?? 1. ?Alliteration: ?Repetition of a beginning consonant sound?????????Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.??2. ?Assonance: ?Repetition of a vowel sound ?????????The sound of the hound was bound to make me crazy.??3. ?Hyperbole: ?Exaggeration?????????I am so hungry; I could eat a horse.??4. ?Personification: ?Giving human qualities to something that is not human?????????The trees danced in the wind.??5. ?Metaphor: ?A comparison that does not use like or as?????????Her face is an open book.??6. ?Simile: ?A comparison that uses like or as????????? Her face is like an open book.??7. ?Onomatopoeia: ?A word that sounds like what it means?????????Crack! ?Boom! ?Blam!??8. ?Symbolism: ?Something that represents or stands for something

Analyzing Fiction

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Needs and Desires: Understand the inner struggles of characters. What are their needs and desires in the beginning, middle, and end? What is Jonas like at the start of the novel, and how or why does he change? What does he want? Conflict: Identify the central conflict. List the protagonist?s friends and enemies. Are there conflicts between characters, between Jonas and his society, or between Jonas and his own self? Motifs: Pay attention to visual cues. Search for symbols or motifs that represent something else. What does the red apple signify in Jonas? colorless world? What does the music that Jonas hears at the end suggest? Subtext: Examine dialogue and action between characters. Does Jonas say or do things he doesn?t want to say or do?

Literary Terms

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Mrs. Warren English I Fiction Literary Terms Fiction: Any writing from the author?s imagination. Narrative fiction: any writing from the author?s imagination that tells a story. It may be a short story, a novella, a novellette, a novel. Character: a person or animal in a story or work of literature. Characterization: the process by which a writer makes that character seem real to the reader. Protagonist: the main character of a story who is left changed by the conflict. A protagonist DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A HERO. The protagonist may not be a likable character, but he or she MUST be left changed by the conflict in the story Antagonist: the character, force, or collection of forces which oppose the protagonist and give rise to the conflict of the story

ch_8_writing_about_literature.pdf

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Marco Ponce Version 1 Year ?06-?07 CH 8 Writing about Literature * Writing about literature offers several benefits. Weighing and recording your thought on the different elements sharpen your critical thinking ability. Literary papers also pay artistic dividends, as careful reading and subsequent writing deepen your appreciation of the writer?s craft. Focusing, gathering information, organizing, writing, revising, and editing?the old familiar trail leads to success here too. 8.1 The Elements of Literature Most writing assignments on literature will probably feature one or more of the following elements: plot, point of view, character, setting, symbols, irony, and theme. Depending on the work, some of these will be more important than others. 8.1.1 Plot

short story terms

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Short Story Terminology Worksheet Sequence of Events: (Page 2 and 3 of the Lit book) Plot- sequence of events in the story Exposition- introduces characters settings and conflicts Rising Action- develops conflict with complications and leads to conflicts Climax- story reaches emotional high point Falling Action- logical result of the climax Resolution- presents final outcome Time and Place: Setting- time and place in which a story happens. Not only includes physical surroundings but also include ideas, costumes, values, beliefs of the period in which the story takes place. Imagery- helps create emotional response in a reader.

ANTHEM practice questions

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Questions for Anthem Chapter One 1. From what point of view is this story told and how do you know? 2. Why does the narrator use plural pronouns to refer to himself? 3. What type of conflict is described in this chapter? man vs. ______________ 4. What evidence is provided that reveals the society in which the narrator lives is a repressive society? 5. What is the narrator?s name? 6. What are two ways by which the narrator is different than most people? 7. Where do children live until they reach the age of five? 8. What happens to children when they reach the age of fifteen? 9. What career does the narrator wish to be assigned? 10. What are some things taught in school that are incorrect? 11. What occupation is the narrator assigned?
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