Important Reading Concepts My Review By _______________ COVER PAGE

2 Exposition—when the characters and the setting is presented in the story Rising Action—events that happen in the story Climax—the turning point in the story Falling Action—events that take place after the climax Resolution—when the characters solve all of their problems PLOT ELEMENTS

3 Simile—comparisons between two items/things using like or as Metaphor—comparisons between two items/things without using like/as Personification—when you give human qualities to an animal or non-human object Alliteration—repeats the beginning sound Hyperbole—an exaggeration Onomatopoeia—words that sound like their meaning FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

4 Flashback—an interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time Foreshadowing—an author uses foreshadowing to give The reader clues about what will happen in the story Symbolism—an object that represents an idea or a thought LITERARY DEVICES

5 Every narrative on the shelves of a library has been constructed out of building blocks of storytelling it comes down to one statement. Conflict (Something happens to) Someone Somewhere (character) (setting) STORY ELEMENTS

6 1 st Person—when someone in the story is telling the story pronouns—I, me, us, they 3 rd Person, Limited—narrator is outside the story and can about One character’s thoughts and feelings 3 rd person, Omniscient—when someone outside the story is telling the story and knows everyone’s thoughts and feelings POINT OF VIEW

7 Entertain—for enjoyment Persuade—to buy or do something Inform—to give information about something How to—gives instruction on how to do something AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

8 Chronological—events are placed in the order that they occur Compare/contrast—finding similarities and differences between two subjects Cause/effect—cause: an action/event that makes something happen. effect: the result of a cause Main Idea/supporting details—a specific topic that is backed up or supported by facts ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS (TEXT STRUCTURE)

9 The theme is the lesson about life that you learn from the text THEME

10 Man v self (internal)—when man fights himself Man v society (external)—when man does not obey the law Man v. nature (external)—when man must survive in the world Man v man (external) man fights man CONFLICT

11 Inference—combing schema and background knowledge with clues provided in the text to form an idea INFERENCE

12 The tone of a work is the writer's attitude toward his/her subject TONE

13 Denotation—refers to the literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition."¨ Connotation—refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word. DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION

14 T=TITLE P=PARAPHRASE C=CONNOTATION A=ATTITUDE S=SHIFTS T=TITLE T=THEME ANALYZING POETRY TPCASTT

15 Act – a major section of a play; each act may be further divided into smaller sections, called scenes. Cast of Characters – In the script of a play, a cast of characters is a list of all the characters in the play, usually in order of appearance. This list is usually found at the beginning of the script. Dialogue – the words that characters speak aloud. Monologue – a speech by one character that is alone on the stage. Playwright – one who writes plays Scene – a section presenting events that occur in one place at one time. Each scene presents an episode of the play’s plot. Stage directions – instructions for the director, the actors, and the stage crew included in the play's script often printed in italics and enclosed in parentheses. In addition to telling the actors how to speak and move, the stage directions describe the scenery, props, and suggestions for lighting and sound. DRAMA