8th Literary Analysis

Good literature contains __________

• universal themes and ideas

• fun stories

• cool illustrations

• opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An author's style is _________

• what clothes an author wears

• how many pages an author writes

• how a work is written

• whether an author uses a pen or an ipad

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

Style describes an author's _______________ (more than one correct answer)

• word choice

• illustrations

• sentence structure

• use of figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Theme is _____________

• ideas

• the biggest words used

• the soundtrack

• the underlying message of a piece

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Imagery is

• personification

• words and phrases that appeal to the senses

• a writer's word choice

• the way something is said

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Style is

• how something is said by an author

• the overall topic

• a writer's unique use of language

• use of words that appeal to the senses

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Tone is

• how something is said

• the words left out

• an author's attitude towards the topic

• an author's style

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Figurative language is

• language used in an imaginative way

• a writer's best sentence

• the first paragraph

• a theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Examples of figurative language are (multiple answers)

• simile

• nouns

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Diction is

• when an author reads their story out loud

• a writer's word choices

• how to use a dictionary

• pronouncing words correctly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6