Literary Terms and Author's Craft Practice

The giving of human qualities and traits to an animal, object or idea. Ex., The dandelions danced in the breeze.

• tone

• personification

• theme

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

When the author takes the reader back in time to share an important memory.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words that are near to each other. Often used in poetry.

• tone

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Words and/or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. They bring a piece of text alive so that you can use your imagination to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what is being described.

• metaphor

• imagery

• personification

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

what is authors craft?

• -the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content

• -to combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole

• -intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, syntax, devices, and diction to create an effective written work; author’s craft may vary by genre

• -the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; mood can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme. For example, the mood evoked in

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Author's craft is...

• the language and techniques a writer uses

• the lesson or moral of a text

• what the text is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

_______________ is the language and techniques authors use to make their writing more interesting and to better communicate ideas to the reader.

• Anecdote

• Author's Craft

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

An author’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone.

• diction

• dramatic script

• mood

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

Author's craft means

• the message or moral of a story

• the conclusion of the story

• the way an author writes

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the purpose of author's craft?

• To create an effective written work

• To entertain the audience

• To analyze a particular topic

• To persuade the readers

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6