Concept Review

What is characterization?

• The sequence of events in a story.

• the way that the author creates and develops characters' personalities

• the attitude of the author toward the subject

• words that paint a picture in the reader's mind

What is the THEME of a story?

• language that paints a picture in the reader's mind

• the pattern in the story

• what the text is mostly about

• The moral, message, or lesson the author wants you to learn from the story

The PLOT of a story is...

• when the main character faces some sort of conflict with nature

• the way that an author creates and develops a characters personality

• the sequences of events that happen throughout.

• a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

The MOOD of the story is....

• the emotions and feelings a reader gets from reading a story

• the author's attitude towards the subject they are writing about

• the moral of the story

• when the main character had a temper tantrum

What is POINT OF VIEW?

• the perspective that the author used to tell a story

• the opinion of the main character

• imagery

• an overexaggeration

First person point of view uses pronouns like...

• He, she, they

• You, your, yours

• I, me, we, us

• they don't use pronouns

"Her hair is as smooth as a cozy blanket" is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

"BOOM! The thunder roared outside, shaking the house" is an example of...

• simile

• Personaification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

"I am so hungry I could die!" is an example of...

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

What is imagery?

• the author's purpose for writing

• a picture book

• figurative language

• The author's use of words that paints a picture of the story in the reader's mind (uses sensory language)