Asomani 2019 #3 Theme/Literary Devices

A universal theme is

• an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences

• a way of thinking that only the culture can relate.

• an idea that applies to only the culture of the author

• a lesson

A theme is

• the author's way of thinking

• the author's message or lesson the reader is to learn

• the author's culture of which the reader is to learn

• the thinking the author is to learn.

The literary device of characterization illustrates

• in what setting the character acts as he acts

• noting why a character says what he says

• noting a character's actions, thoughts, and sayings to infer who he is.

• none of the above

The literary device diction is

• the author's meaning that affects nothing

• the author's feelings that affect nothing

• the author's background that affects the choices in the text

• the author's word choice that affects the tone or feeling of the text

Tone is

• The attitude or approach the author takes toward the central idea of the text

• the angry feeling that author takes toward the central idea of the text

• the angry feeling of life

• none of the above

Literary devices

• speaking techniques to amplify sound

• are writing techniques the author use to develop their writing to convey a message

• are writing techniques that author uses to create useless pieces of work.

• techniques

Literary analysis of text requires

• text citations, context, and proof to support your thesis

• test cities, conforming, and meaning

• text citations, reader thought, context, and proof to support your thesis

• all texts

In an essay, a topic sentence includes...

• none of these

• the paragraph's quotes

• what a paragraph quotes and your thesis

• what a paragraph will discuss, how it will prove your thesis

The purpose of citing text is

• to prove your thesis

• to prove your paragraph

• to support your thinking

• to prove the author's writing

Purpose of a short summary in an essay

• is to help the author of the essay know his past

• is to help the reader of the essay know from where your essay background is written

• is to help the reader read the essay and his past

• is to help the reader of the essay know from where your culture has come