Analogy
any comparison such as a simile, metaphor, contrast
Alliteration: Repeating beginning sounds in a line of words.
ex. Josh, jammed over to the junkyard.
Hyperbole: To exaggerate or an exaggeration
ex. Someday i'll jump out of my skin.
Metaphor: comparing two or more things not using 'like" or "as"
ex. I am a red balloon tied to an anchor.
Simile: Comparison of two or more things using "like" or "as"
ex. You smell like a wet dog.
Idiom: a saying that’s doesn’t mean its literal meaning
Ex: Where were you young man? You’re in hot water.
Connotation: A word that has a positive or negative feeling behind it.
Ex: Odor and fragrance- what is that odor? What is that fragrance?
Parody: An imitation using humor and sarcasm
Ex: Drama performance of Hetrick, Hermosillo and Quinlan debates
PLOT STRUCTURE
Exposition- Introduction of a main character, setting, and portions of the main conflict.
Rising Action- Important events occur to push the story along.
Climax- most exciting event of the story; main character goes head on with main conflict; provides a huge turn of events
Falling Action-couple of last events that leads into the end of the book
Resolution- the end and/or resolving of conflict
ex. Josh, jammed over to the junkyard.
Hyperbole: To exaggerate or an exaggeration
ex. Someday i'll jump out of my skin.
Metaphor: comparing two or more things not using 'like" or "as"
ex. I am a red balloon tied to an anchor.
Simile: Comparison of two or more things using "like" or "as"
ex. You smell like a wet dog.
Idiom: a saying that’s doesn’t mean its literal meaning
Ex: Where were you young man? You’re in hot water.
Connotation: A word that has a positive or negative feeling behind it.
Ex: Odor and fragrance- what is that odor? What is that fragrance?
Parody: An imitation using humor and sarcasm
Ex: Drama performance of Hetrick, Hermosillo and Quinlan debates
PLOT STRUCTURE
Exposition- Introduction of a main character, setting, and portions of the main conflict.
Rising Action- Important events occur to push the story along.
Climax- most exciting event of the story; main character goes head on with main conflict; provides a huge turn of events
Falling Action-couple of last events that leads into the end of the book
Resolution- the end and/or resolving of conflict
Stanza
an arrangement of a certain number of lines to form a poem; sometimes students define this as paragraphs of a poem
rhyme Scheme
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. In other words, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines.
Bid me to weep, (A)
and I will weep (A)
While I have eyes to see; (B)
And having none, and yet I will keep (A)
A heart to weep for thee. (B)
Bid me to weep, (A)
and I will weep (A)
While I have eyes to see; (B)
And having none, and yet I will keep (A)
A heart to weep for thee. (B)
foot (in poetry)
a unit of meter within a line of poetry
Couplet
2 lines of a poem that rhyme.
ex. The medal was unblemished and pure
It provided healing to my heart that needed a cure
ex. The medal was unblemished and pure
It provided healing to my heart that needed a cure
Limerick
funny, humorous, witty poem; 5 lines, rhyme scheme of AABBA
Ballad
A narrative poem(it tells a story), often of folk origin and intended to be sung; In Spanish we call this a corrido
Lyric Poem
a poem used to express feelings. Lyric poems have specific rhyming schemes and are often, but not always, set to music or a beat
elegy
a song or poem that expresses sorrow or lamentation, usually for one who has died. Sometimes recited at funerals
Sonnet
a sonnet is a distinctive poetic style that uses a system or pattern of metrical structure and verse composition usually consisting of fourteen lines, arranged in a set rhyme scheme or pattern; They commonly contain 14 lines. The term sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto, meaning "little song". A Shakespearean, or English, sonnet consists of 14 lines, each line containing ten syllables and written in iambic pentameter, in which a pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable is repeated five times. The rhyme scheme in a Shakespearean sonnet is a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g; the last two lines are a rhyming couplet.
free verse
Poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm. Often used to capture the sounds and rhythms of ordinary speech.
Ode
a poem that gives praise or glorification to an object
Epic
A super long poem (pages long) that tells a story of a hero.. is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deed.. An example is Homer's Odyssy.
Supporting a thesis:
through contrast: providing examples that are the opposite of the main argument
through a quotation: providing statements that are in quotations which are aligned to the main argument
through a comparison: providing a simile, metaphor, or another comparison in order to provide more of an explanation of the main argument.
through a quotation: providing statements that are in quotations which are aligned to the main argument
through a comparison: providing a simile, metaphor, or another comparison in order to provide more of an explanation of the main argument.
Controlling impression/main argument/main message/thesis
All of these statements refer to an author's main idea, argument, message of the text
Organizational Strategy/structure of Text
How is the text organized? for example, chronologically, alphabetically, emphatically (most important to least important), spacially (close to far), randomly