7th ELA Unit 2A Part 1

7th ELA Unit 2A Part 1

by Katrina Anderson

​ Unit 2A Part 1

​Figurative Language

​Figurative language — language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

Foreshadowing

​Foreshadowing — a literary device used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story 

Mood

​Mood — the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; mood can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme. For example, the mood evoked in Edgar Allan Poe’s work is gloomy and dark.

Tone

​Tone — the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing

Characterization

​Characterization — the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance (direct characterization) or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. (indirect characterization)

Setting

​Setting — the time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements of setting may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes placee.

Plot

​Plot — the basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

Conflict

​Conflict — in literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. Conflict may be internal, as a psychological conflict within a character, or external (e.g., man versus man, man versus nature, or man versus society).

Point of View

​Point of view — the perspective from which the events in the story are toldP

​Theme — the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/ condition

​ Unit 2A Part 2

​Topic

​Topic — a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work 

​Literary Device

​Literary device — a specific convention or structure—such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing—that is employed by the author to produce a given effect.

​​Literary text

​Literary text — written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value. Basic forms of literary texts include prose, fiction, drama, poetry, and literary non-fiction. 

​​Voice

​Voice — an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

​Word choice

​Word choice  — the author’s thoughtful use of precise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader

​Revising

​Revising — a stage in the writing process when a text is examined holistically and changes are made to improve the focus, content, organization, sentence structure, and word choice in order to clarify the intended message, create flow, and more successfully engage the audience

​Editing

​Editing — a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling

​Personal narrative

​Personal narrative— an expressive literary piece written in first person that centers on a particular event in the author’s life and may contain vivid description as well as personal commentary and observations

​Style

• Style — the unique characteristics that describe a writer’s use of language; diction, syntax, sentence fluency, figurative language, and voice all contribute to a writer’s style

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