Aha Moment or Realization

The character realizes something to develop/resolve an issue

Where, when, and in what social situation a story happens

The moves and techniques an author uses to develop a text

The main problem in the story, developed by complications

To show the difference between ideas

When the audience can see what a character is thinking

The speaker's attitude toward a subject.

When the author has an object represent something larger

How a conflict is wrapped up or resolved

A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as

True, objective statements, without bias

Descriptive language that appeals to our 5 senses (craft)

The personality of a character - WHO they are

Character Motivations

Something that pushes a character to do or say something

When an author gives human traits to a nonliving object

The author tells the audience to take action/do something.

An answer to a question--states a clear position - a roadmap

The author's message to the audience

Who tells the story - a narrator, a character, etc.

A craft move where characters speak to each other

Contrasts and Contradictions

Changes or differences to show problems or comparisons

When the author asks a question but only expects one answer

An author writes something many times to create/emphasize

Memory Moment/Flashback

Technique comparing 2 time periods to illustrate differences

How a character or speaker sees the world or events

The start of the story, shows characters/setting/conflict

When, Where, WHO is talking TO WHOM before evidence

WHY author is writing to a particular AUDIENCE at this time.

A great method of analysis using "if..." and "then..." stems

The beginning of EACH paragraph that frames the par's topic

A comparison of unlike things using like or as

What a character DOES in a story to propel the action

Character wonders/asks a hard question to develop a problem

How the events of the story relate to each other and connect

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Mood
How the author makes the audience feel
When the author makes an argument
The audience's claims and opinions
The author's feelings about the subject
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The main character in a literary work, sometimes (but not always) a “hero” to the audience
Protagonist
Epic
Literary Analysis
Foil
3
Expert Testimonies
Percentages and numbers in a paper.
Speaking directly to the reader.
When the author gives an opinion.
When the author includes information from professionals.
4
Anecdote
When the author uses pathos to develop the central idea
When the author uses a story to illustrate the central idea
When the author uses emotional language to develop the C.I.
When the author uses experts to develop a central idea
5
Aha Moment or Realization
The character realizes something to develop/resolve an issue
When the character creates a problem
When the author comes to a conclusions
When the reader finally understands a text
6
Setting
When a story takes place
Where, when, and in what social situation a story happens
Where a story takes place
How often a story takes place
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Craft Moves
The things used to build a house
The choices an author makes about conflict
The decisions an audience makes about mood
The moves and techniques an author uses to develop a text
8
Conflict
The scary part of the story
The most fun we could have
The main problem in the story, developed by complications
The character's perspective on an issue
9
Distinguish
To tell about an issue
To develop a conflict
To show what is the same
To show the difference between ideas
10
Internal Thoughts
Actions a character takes in a story
Descriptive language about a character
When the audience can see what a character is thinking
Dialogue between characters
11
Tone
The audience's feelings
The speaker's attitude toward a subject.
The words that create sensory imagery
A character's motivation
12
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast (usually within the same sentence when a craft move)
Antithesis
Parody
Symbol
Rhetorical question
13
Symbol
A little letter
When the author has an object represent something larger
What helps your cell phone get service
What Ms. McChane writes on the paper
14
Resolution
How the conflict develops
The cause and effect of a problem
The amount of time it takes for a problem to build
How a conflict is wrapped up or resolved
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Metaphor
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as
A type of figurative language that exaggerates for effect
When you were introduced to the number four
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Facts
True, objective statements, without bias
Subjective statements about a text
A summary of a text
What the author thinks or feels
17
Sensory Details
Descriptive language that appeals to our 5 senses (craft)
When the author describes a setting
The beginning of a text
Small points that give us a better understanding
18
a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history, another text, etc.
Allusion
Alliteration
Diction
Foil
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Character Traits
What a character does
How an author develops the theme
The personality of a character - WHO they are
What a character thinks
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Character Motivations
The characters talking to one another
What makes a character mad
Something that pushes a character to do or say something
The characters thinking about something that makes them feel
21
Personification
When an author gives human traits to a nonliving object
When the author creates the setting through tone words
When an author uses sensory details to create a feeling
When an author uses figurative language
22
Call to Action
A move in argument writing that asks a question
The author tells the audience to take action/do something.
When the author asks the audience for support
How a character feels in a text.
23
How a poem is divided (4+ lines), "paragraphs" for poetry
Stanza
Dissonance
Topic .Sentence
Paragraph
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Claim
What people say when they are in trouble
A needed component to any narrative
An answer to a question--states a clear position - a roadmap
Evidence to support an argument
25
Theme
The correct answer to a question
The author's message to the audience
The focus of an argument
How the author makes the audience feel
26
Point of View
The director of a play.
What ideas we are getting from the author.
Who tells the story - a narrator, a character, etc.
How a character feels about a scenario.
27
A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.
Abstract concepts
Satire
Mood
Foreshadowing
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Dialogue
The character's thoughts and feelings
A craft move where characters speak to each other
The point of view of the characters
The attitude of the characters
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Contrasts and Contradictions
Two words that Ms. McChane shouldn't use
The amount of time needed to answer a prompt
The most wonderful answer ever
Changes or differences to show problems or comparisons
30
When the audience knows something not known by one or more characters (in plays, movies, books)
Abstract Concept
Verbal irony
Imagery
Dramatic irony
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A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history, another text, etc.
Assonance
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
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Rhetorical Question
When the audience acts based on the author's command
When the author asks a question but only expects one answer
When the author writes about an argument
When the author is curious about life
33
Repetition
When a character shares his/her internal thoughts
When an author complains about a point
An author writes something many times to create/emphasize
The life cycle of a cell
34
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory but expresses a possible truth.
Repetition
Paradox
Imagery
Personification
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Memory Moment/Flashback
A technique to show a problem
Technique comparing 2 time periods to illustrate differences
The development of the conflict
A gap of time created to allow a character to listen in
36
Perspective
How a character or speaker sees the world or events
What my mom always tells me to get
A set of facts supporting a claim.
How the author writes - his/her craft
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Exposition
The start of the story, shows characters/setting/conflict
The characters and traits
The major problem
The setting and time period
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Context
How evidence ties back into your claim
The analysis of the claim
When, Where, WHO is talking TO WHOM before evidence
Evidence from the text
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Purpose
The organization of an essay
The method behind the structure
The cause for an action
WHY author is writing to a particular AUDIENCE at this time.
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If/Then Statements
What Ms. McChane says when she is confused
A great method of analysis using "if..." and "then..." stems
A good way to copy your neighbors
A technique for brainstorming
41
Topic Sentences
The start of an essay
The beginning of EACH paragraph that frames the par's topic
The call to action at the end of an argument
The linking sentence at the end of a paragraph
42
Simile
A comparison of unlike things NOT using like or as
When things are similar
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
Figurative language appealing to the senses
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A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character to highlight their traits
Assonance
Foil
Hyperbole
Irony
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Characters' Actions
When the characters think to themselves
What a character DOES in a story to propel the action
A character's major issue in a story
When characters hurt each other
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Tough Questions
The way an audience feels after an argumentative text
A narrative technique to show theme
Character wonders/asks a hard question to develop a problem
When the author develops a theme
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A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader
Suspense
Repetition
Foreshadowing
Craft move
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Causality
A chain of problems
The effect of an action
How the events of the story relate to each other and connect
Why we read literature

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