American EOC Review Terms I

The ___________ focuses strictly on the content

Includes plays consisting of one or more acts

When the story is arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end

The feeling the reader experiences from reading a story

A struggle within a character’s mind is an

______ the way the author’s voice sounds within the literary text.

Occurs when a reader must infer what a character is like.

Refers to how the characters see or feel about an event. In literary texts, this can also mean perspective.

Idea or message is fully stated or revealed by the author--The author tells the reader exactly what they need to know

The attitude a writer puts into a subject

Complex characters are often referred to as being..

_______________ is established through diction, which is the author’s word choice

The process of looking closely at the small parts of a text to see how they work together and affect the whole.

Includes narrative, lyric, and free verse poems as well as sonnets, odes, ballads, and epics

Includes adventure stories, mysteries, myths, science fiction, realistic fiction, allegories, parodies, and satires

When readers come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text

Includes specific details from the text that support the author’s tone, purpose, characterizations, or central theme

Some common conflicts in literature:

An author may reveal a character through the character’sthoughts, words, appearance, and actions

When a specific portion of a text is mentioned in order to support an analysis of the text.

An overview of the text that captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include opinions.

A struggle between a character and an outside force is an

Types of literary texts are known as

Occurs when the reader is told what a character is like or a narrator describes what he or she thinks about a character.

Deeper message or central idea--refers to a universal statement about life that can be discerned from reading the text