Literary Analysis Vocabulary

the author’s reason for writing (to entertain, persuade, inform, etc.)

• explicit

• implicit

• author's purpose

• text evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

precisely and clearly expressed, stated directly

• implicit

• mood

• tone

• explicit

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

implied but not stated directly

• inciting incident

• implicit

• limited POV

• omniscient POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

the first event in which the conflict becomes apparent

• tone

• explicit

• inciting incident

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

a third person narrator who describes the action from the perspective of only one of the characters

• limited POV

• omniscient POV

• text evidence

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

the emotional response of the reader to the tone of the text

• text evidence

• implicit

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a third person narrator who knows and can reveal everything about all the characters and events

• implicit

• explicit

• omniscient POV

• limited POV

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

exact text that supports a claim or opinion

• text evidence

• tone

• mood

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

the feeling that the author has set in their story (depends on what the author feels)

• text evidence

• author's purpose

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

the individual style in which an author writes their works

• point of view

• voice

• author's purpose

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3