The struggle between opposing forces

The author reveals a character attributes through actions, dialogue,, and interactions with others

The events that make up the story

The expected outcome differs from the actual outcome

The way the author presents the character to the audience

A perspective where the narrator is telling the story and is also a character in the story

any action that interacts with a text to enhance the reader's understanding of , recall of, and reaction to the text

is when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal, everyday, literal meaning

refers to the author's attitude toward the reader and the subject of the message

a group of words taken from the text and repeated by someone other than the original author

the highest point in the story

a thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep or moralistic

the author reveals a character's attributes by stating them directly

Foreshadowing is a literary technique authors use to build

the dictionary definition of the word is the ______________ meaning

The emotional attachments to a word form its _____ meaning

What is the meaning of the word denotation?

What is the meaning of connotation?

True or false? The denotation of the word "ocean" is a very large expansive sea.

True or false? The connotation of the word "ocean" can be expansion or vastness

What is the denotative meaning of fire?

Which is the connotative meaning of fire?

Which word has a connotation of criticism?

Mrs. Flower knows the answers to questions no one else can answer. Which of the following words has a neutral connotation and merely states a fact without opinions or judgement?

Mrs. Flower knows the answers to questions no one else can answer. Which of the following words has a positive connotation and could be considered a compliment?

Mrs. Flower knows the answers to questions no one else can answer. Which of the following words has a negative connotation and could be taken as criticism?

Which Word connotes comfort and security?

Which word connotes a formal or legal tone?

Which word connotes an impersonal structure?

Denotation is a word's ____________.

The connotation of a word can be

The word odor has a

The word curious has a

The word youthful has a

Which synonym has a more positive connotation than "tardy"?

Which synonym has the most negative connotation of "search"?

Which synonym has the most positive connotation of "argue"?

Choose the word with the most positive connotation.

Connotation is a word's ___________.

Which word has the most NEGATIVE emotion?

Asagai: Then isn’t there something wrong in a house—in a world—where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on the ______ of a man?

Which word has the most negative connotation?

“Mama: If you a son of mine, tell her! (WALTER picks up his keys and his coat and walks out. She continues, bitterly) You…you are a ______ to your father’s memory. Somebody get me my hat!”

Which word has the most positive connotation?

“a woman who has adjusted to many things in life and overcome many more, her face is full of strength. She has, we can see, wit and faith of a kind that keep her eyes lit and full of interest and expectancy. She is, in a word, a ________ woman. Her bearing is perhaps most like the noble bearing of the women of the Hereros of Southwest Africa - rather as if she imagines that as she walks she still bears a basket or a vessel upon her head.”

What has the most negative connotation?

“I guess that’s how come that man finally worked hisself to death like he done. Like he was fighting his own ______ with this here world that took his baby from him.”

What is the most negative connotation?

“Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most? When they done good and made things easy for everybody? Well then, you ain’t through learning – because that ain’t the time at all. It’s when he’s at his lowest and can’t believe in hisself ‘cause the world done ________ him so! When you starts measuring somebody, measure him right, child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is.

What is the most negative connotation?

“Walter: Sometimes it’s like I can see the future stretched out in front of me – just plain as day. The future, Mama. Hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me — a big, _______ blank space – full of nothing. Just waiting for me. But it don’t have to be.”

What is the most positive connotation?

“It’s dangerous, son …When a man goes outside his home to look for _______.”

The three types of irony are:

A big, scary dog running away from a fluffy little kitten is an example of:

A student saying, "Oh, great, more homework," is an example of:

Sarcasm is a form of:

A famous lion tamer being eaten by a lion is an example of:

A robber sneaking down the alley, unaware that a policeman is waiting for him, just behind the building, is an example of:

When someone says the opposite of what they mean, they are using:

When what happens in a situation is the opposite of what was expected, this type of irony is being used:

When, in a book, movie, or play, the audience knows something that a character doesn't, this kind of irony is being used:

After setting the kitchen on fire with another baking disaster, Chloe says to her family, "Well, you always knew I was a great cook!" This is an example of:

The surfer paddles calmly across the clear water. Beneath her, the huge shark circles, ready to attack. This is an example of:

A fire station burns to the ground. This is an example of:

In a horror movie, a teen girl is watching a horror movie. A scary guy in a mask sneaks up behind her. This is an example of:

What is characterization?

Is this direct or indirect characterization?

Jack looked at his sister with a strange look on his face after she put ketchup in her milk.

What do we know about Jack from this sentence?

Jack looked at his sister and thought that she was weird for putting ketchup in her milk.

Captain Jack Sparrow from Dead Man’s Chest

Gibbs: “Something’s got Jack vexed, setting a course without knowing his own heading. Trust me…. What bodes ill for Jack bodes ill for us all.”

Captain Jack Sparrow from Dead Man’s Chest

An arm reaches through a blasted hole, finds and opens a latch. The lid swings open. Captain Jack Sparrow sits up. Jack panics a bit, searching his casket – finds his hat, puts it on. That makes him feel a little better. He looks down. Bows his head, crosses himself.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Greg is a conflicted soul: he wants to do the right thing, but the constant quest for status and girls seems to undermine his every effort. His attempts to prove his worthiness in the popularity race (he estimates he's currently ranked 52nd or 53rd) are constantly foiled by well-meaning parents, a younger and older brother, and nerdy friends. No matter how hard he tries Greg can’t stop being a wimpy kid.

Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby

"Who wants to go to town?" demanded Daisy [Buchanan] insistently. Gatsby's eyes floated toward her. "Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table."You always look so cool," she repeated. She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw.

Katniss from The Hunger Games

It was slow-going at first, but I was determined to feed us. I stole eggs from nests, caught fish in nets, sometimes managed to shoot a squirrel or rabbit for stew, and gathered the various plants that sprung up beneath my feet. Plants are tricky. Many are edible, but one false mouthful and you're dead. I checked and double-checked the plants I harvested with my father's pictures. I kept us alive.

Hyperboles are phrases that