First Person Point of View A story told through the eyes of a single character. You only know what the narrating character knows. First person writing involves pronouns such as “I” and “me”.

Third Person Point of View The narrator is an outside character looking down on the actions of the story and telling it to you as it happens. The narrator is not involved in any of the action in the story.

Omniscient and Limited Omniscient Point of view Omniscient – Third person narration where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters. It is like an “all-knowing” narrator. Limited – Third person narration where the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, but all characters are described as “he”, “she”, or “they”. Third person limited omniscient offers a little more information to the reader than first person as you are looking down all on the characters present.

Predicate adjective While difficult to explain, predicate adjectives are modifiers to the subject. In the sentence “The flowers are blue,” the subject is “the flowers.” In this example, “blue” is what modifies the subject, “the flowers.”

Predicate adjective Examples: Elizabeth is hungry. (hungry) Grapes become shriveled in the sun. (shriveled) You seem tired today. (tired) The boy grows older every day. (older) The painting looks beautiful. (beautiful) The pizza smells delicious. (delicious)

Predicate nominative A Subject complement following a linking verb.

Prose A form of language that has no formal metrical structure, but instead uses ordinary grammatical structure. It is basically just normal, straightforward language.

Repetition When a main or key concept is stated multiple times, which can be used for emphasis.

Sarcasm Irony or mocking to state the opposite of what is said or represented.

Satire Irony or exaggeration to display the faults in a person, group, or movement. Not to be confused with: Actual Example:

Semantics Semantics is the study of the meaning of language. It also deals with varieties and changes in the meaning of words, phrases, sentences and text.

Style A way in which something is written, shown, or represented.

Subject complement A words or phrase following a linking verb, similar to a predicate nominative.

Subordinate clause Also called a dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it is not a complete thought.

Syllogism Syllogisms are a deductive approach to reason and is based on going from specific conclusions from general facts.

Syntax Syntax is a set of rules in a language. Syntax dictates how different parts of speech are put together to form a complete thought. Syntax is often mixed around to achieve rhyming schemes or a certain effect.

Theme The theme is the main idea of a literary work. The theme is an opinion of the subject. Example: Romeo and Juliet’s theme is love.

Thesis A statement that a writer intends to prove in their work. The thesis statement is of upmost importance as it they are clear indicators as to which direction writers will follow in their work.

Tone Tone is the attitude of the writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of the writer on a particular subject.

Transition Transition - transitions are phrases or words used to connect one idea to the next. Transitions are used by the author to help the reader progress from one significant idea to the next.

Understatement Understatement - The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

Wit Wit - Having mental sharpness, or keen intelligence; a natural ability for using words or ideas in a quick, inventive, and humorous way.