Best of Friends Test Review Flashcards
Direct Characterization
The author is telling the reader what characters are like through description
Indirect Characterization
The author shows the reader what characters are like through their through, their speech, actions, and the reactions of character to them
Figurative Language
Any type of language that is not intended to be interpreted in a script, literal sense. There are several types of figurative language.
Simile
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. Uses a comparative language such as ¨like¨ or ¨as¨.
EX:”Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”
Metaphor
The author is making a comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
EX: “The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: it was past eight thirty and still light”-Fault in Our Starts, John Green
Personification
The author is giving the non-human objects human qualities
EX:Time marches on.
Symbolism
literary devices that contain several layers of meaning. It can be an object, person, situation, or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
Signpost - Again and Again
EX: Harry Potter’s scare shows lots of different meaning
Theme
The central organizing phrased and it grows from the conflict. It’s the moral or lesson the author conveys.
Never one word
EX: THE MEssage or Everyone is unique in their own way (Counting by Sevens)
Signpost - Aha moment or Words of the Wiser
Foreshadowing
The author includes a hint or clue that suggests what action is to come.
Signpost - Again and Again
Irony
Literary device in which an expected outcome doesn’t happen, or its opposite happens instead.
Signpost - Contrast and Contradictions
EX: When Donkey asks Shrek if he can stay over and he lets him, but Shrek doesn’t want him to.
Juxtaposition
Literary device when the writer places two things close to one another make a comparison or contrast between the two.
Signpost - Contrast and Contradiction
EX: Ideal dog and Moco
Mood
Literary device that a writer uses to create an emotional quality for the reader through the use of words. The emotional response allows a reader to experience emotion and connection within a story.
EX: Mary Poppins creates a cheerful mood throughout the story.
Tough Question
The character is asking the themselves a tough question.
Aha Moment
When a character suddenly figures realizes, understands, or finally figures something out.
Words of the Wiser
When usually and older character is giving serious advice to someone
Again and Again
When you notice that a word, object, phrase, or situation mentioned over and over again.
Memory Moment
When the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory.
Contrast and Contradiction
A character is thinking or behaves in a way that we don’t expect , or an element of a setting is something that we would not expect.
Expanded Moment
The more advanced writer goes on to elaborate with details that show rather than tell the meaning.
Sensory Details
Focus on details an observer can see, the sound one can hear, the smells, and physical sensations one can experience.
Simile or Metaphor
A simile(stated comparison) or metaphor(Implied comparison) expands or extends the meaning of a description.
Sentence Fragment
Sometimes fragments can prove effective in capturing the reader’s attention, pumping up the drama of the writing.
Magic Three
A list of three words, phrases, or clauses-an parallel structure-completes the picture, providing a begging, a middle, and an end.
Repetition
The trick is to use repetition like the refrain of a song or poem: A repeated word or a phrase that adds up dramatic emphasis.
Interruption
A periodic sentence is one that starts, hesitates for a moment, and then begins again. The writer interrupts the flow of the sentence to present in a dramatic fashion-a relevant detail.
Hyphenated Modifier
The (extended) hyphenated modifier allows the writer to develop a description richer than with a single-word modifier. The technique is often used to describe situations or impressions. Use sparingly
Humor
In the right context , add a refreshing note in the wit.
Introductory Prepositional Phrases
Begin a sentence with a prepositional phrase - vary your sentence structure.
