Finals Review

Define: Imagery

• Using the 5 senses

• Extreme Exaggeration

• Where and when a story takes place

Define: Plot

• The sequence of events that take place in a story

• The attitude of the author

Define: Personification

• The feeling, mood, or attitude

• Giving human characteristics to nonhumans

• Using the 5 sentences to describe

Define: Theme

• The message or moral of the story

• Using an item to represent a feeling or idea

• Where and when a story takes place

Define: Denotation

• non-literal meaning of a word

• Dictionary definition of a word

• The word choice an author makes

What is an example of theme?

• Aliens

• The existence of life on other plantets is being studied.

• Learning from others can be rewarding.

Define: Point of View

• The feeling, mood, or attitude

• Using "like" or "as" to compare two things

• The persepective from which a story is told

What is an example of diction?

• Loving

• Dictionary definition

• Complex

Define: Tone

• The feeling, mood, or idea

• The message or lesson of the story

• The words an author chooses

Define:Tone

• The feeling, attitude, or mood

• Message or lesson

• Using an item to represent a feeling or idea