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What is the difference between Mood & Tone?

Mood = How the reader feels Tone = The author's attitude

What is the difference between connotation and denotation?

Denotation = Dictionary definition Connotation = Meaning beyond dictionary definition

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows more than the character

What is verbal irony?

Saying the opposite of what you mean; sarcasm

What is situational irony?

The opposite of what is expected

Give me an example of Character vs. Self Conflict in "The Raven" (7th) or "The Monkey's Paw" (8th)

Answers will vary (ex. Missing Lenore, whether or not to use the paw)

Give me an example of Character vs. Society Conflict in "Gift of the Magi" (7th) or "Harrison Bergeron" (8th)

Answers will vary (ex. being poor, government control)

Give me an example of Character vs. Nature Conflict in "All Summer in a Day" (7th) or "The Most Dangerous Game" (8th)

Answers will vary (ex. Rain on Venus, The Swamp)

Give me an example of Character vs. Character Conflict in "Rikki-Tikki" (7th) or "Harrison Bergeron" (8th)

Answers will vary (ex. Rikki-Tikki fighting snakes, Harrison getting shot by Diana Moon Glampers)

What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

Fiction = Not real Nonfiction = Real

What is the difference between topic and theme?

Topic = 1-2 words Theme= 1-2 sentences

What is the difference between round and flat characters?

Round characters= well developed with multiple character traits

Give me an example of a secondary character from "Ransom of Red Chief" (7th grade) or "Most Dangerous Game" (8th grade). Explain why they are secondary.

Answers will vary (ex. Mr. Dorset or Ivan)

True or False: An antagonist can be an animal or nature

True

True or False: The antagonist is always the bad guy

False

True or False: Protagonists are always the good guy

False

What is the difference between static and dynamic characters?

Static characters stay the same, and dynamic characters change.

What does the acronym STEAL stand for?

Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, Looks

What is indirect characterization

When the author shows rather than tells about a character

Give an example of personification

Answers will vary (ex. The desk cried from the weight of the desk)

Give an example of onomatopoeia

Answers will vary (ex. "Boom!" "Pow!")

What is imagery?

Descriptive Language (usually appeals to the 5 senses)

What is an allusion?

A casual reference to another story (ex. You're as angry as the hulk)

Give an example of alliteration

Answers may vary (ex. Sally sells seashells)

What is the difference between metaphors and similes

Metaphors = Comparison not using like or as Simile= Comparison using like or as

Give me an example of symbolism from "The Raven" (7th grade) or "The Interlopers" (8th Grade)

Answers will vary

Define 3rd Person Objective Point-of-View

Told by an outside narrator, you only see actions (no thoughts)

Define 3rd Person Omniscient Point-of-View

Told by an outside narrator, you know what more than one person is thinking.

Define 3rd Person Limited

Told by an outside narrator. We know one character's thoughts.

Define 2nd Person Point-of-View

The narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you."

Define 1st Person Point-of-View

the narrator is a person in the story; telling the story from their own point of view.

Give me an example of theme in "All Summer in a Day" (7th grade), "Tell-Tale Heart" (8th grade)

Answers will vary

What are the two necessary parts of setting?

When and Where (time and place)

Label each part of the plot mountain.

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

What are the 5 Elements of Ficiton?

Plot, Setting, Theme, Characters, Point-of-View

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