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A shortened version or retelling of the main points or events of a text
summary
Figurative language that compares two unlike things NOT using like or as
metaphor
Figurative language that gives non-human things human-like qualities
personification
Figurative language that compares two unlike things using like or as
SIMILE
A sound device often used in poetry where the word mimics a sound (i.e. the BUZZ of the crowd)
onomatopoeia
Figurative language that exaggerates a quantity or detail to emphasize a point
HYPERBOLE
Putting the text in your own words
paraphrase
The author's intended message of a fiction, drama, or poem
theme
Explain what a chronological organizational pattern means.
Story or information is told in the order that it happened; first, second, last
Explain what a cause and effect organizational pattern means.
A story or informational text is plot or topic is structured by the cause(s) and the effect(s)..
Explain a problem/solution organizational pattern.
In a text, the author organizes their work by first explaining the problem and then giving the solution to that problem.
In fictional plot, what does RESOLUTION refer to?
the final outcome of the events and conflict of the story
In a fictional plot, what does FALLING ACTION refer to?
the events that happen after the CLIMAX that lead to the RESOLUTION
In a fictional text, what does CLIMAX refer to?
the turning point; the point where the conflict leads to a major event that affects the characters the most
In a fictional text, what is the purpose or function of the EXPOSITION?
the author introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
In a fictional text, what is the RISING ACTION?
the events that happen surrounding the conflict and character development that leads to the CLIMAX of the story
