a brief reference to something else

examples:

mythological references (Romeo and Juliet);

Biblical references

repetition of consonant sounds at beginning of words

"So dawn goes down to day"

"bad guy," or person who causes trouble for the protagonist

examples:

Zeena, the Nazies, Andy Evans ("IT), Tybalt, Montague/Capulet families, the gods/suitors

Person who wrote the text

Anderson, Wiesel, Johnson, Shakespeare, Homer

how the author reveals a character

examples:

physical description,

what they say,

what they do,

what others say about them,

Romeo falls in love easily and makes stupid decisions.

genre of literature meant to be performed on stage

Romeo and Juliet

when the audience knows somethink that they characters do not know

example

Romeo and Juliet (Juliet is not dead; Romeo never got the letter)

The Odyssey (the beggar is really Odysseus)

not true (false!)

example:

everything we read this year, except Night

when the story goes back in time

example:

The Odyssey

clues about what is to come later in the story

example:

"The Most Dangerous Game" (screams, blood);

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo's prediction)

type of literature

example:

novel, short story, poetry, drama

an exaggeration

example:

I'm starving!

writing that you can "see" - paints a picture with words

example:

description of the concentration camps

when what you think is going to happen and what actually does happen are different

example

"The Gift of the Magi"

nonfiction story about a part of someone's life, written by themself

example

Night

a comparison between two between two things that does not use the words "like" or "as"

She is a beautiful flower.

the character telling the story

example:

Elie in Night

Melinda in Speak

Bobby in First Part Last

true story

example:

Night

a story that does not go in chronological order

example:

The First Part Last: makes readers want to find out what happened and read on;

stimulates curiosity

a genre of literature that is typically short and concise

example:

"Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night"

vantage point of the narration

first person;

third person;

examples:

First Person: Night

Third Person: Romeo and Juliet

Third Person: The Odyssey

"normal" writing - not poetry or drama - paragraphs

examples:

novels

short stories

the "star" fo the story

examples:

Melinda in Speak

Elie in Night

Romeo and Juliet

Odysseus in The Odyssey

similar sounds

examples:

rhyme scheme uses LETTERS

a

a

b

b

c

c

the time and place of a story

examples:

Night: Germany/Europe, 1940s (WWII)

FPL: New York City, modern day

Romeo and Juliet: Renaissance, 1300's/1400's

Odyssey: Greece and surrounding areas, 1200 B.C.

a comparison between two things that uses the words "like" or "as"

examples:

she is like a beautiful flower.

the person narrating a poem -- not necessarily the author

examples:

"a song for the front yard"

~young middle class girl

when something stands for something else

examples:

Night: Night = evil

Odyssey: wedding bed = love (unmovable)

Tupac poem: rose = Tupac;

                  concrete = environment

message/moral of the story -

what author wants you to get out of the story

examples:

Night: humans can be cruel

          do not let something like this happen again;

Romeo and Juliet: fighting doesn't solve everything

                          think before you act

                          fate is inevitable

                          love has no bounds

Odyssey: don't anger the gods

              sometimes having brains is better than

              having strength