from the dialogue tag; place the punctuation mark before the closing quotation mark. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at In Southpaw,” alliteration is used in “The the beginnings of words that are close the closing -“Your former friend,” together (the beginning sound is repeated.) “f” Context clues Information in words or phrases In the novel excerpt Flipped: a very “Not surrounding an unfamiliar word that sophisticated ditch, but hey, I was only hint at the meaning of the unfamiliar seven.” Sophisticated means "reflecting word educated taste"; the context clue is "I was only seven" so obviously not very educated or mature yet. Purpose The reason a writer or character tells a The purpose of the short story “Eleven” story is to narrate or entertain using the traditional elements of a fiction plot diagram. Theme A universal truth about life revealed in Here is an example of a possible theme literature; the author’s message or for You M’am”: The short story “Thank moral You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes “Thank is about forgiveness and reveals that everyone can be compassionate and forgiving even with those who don’t seem to deserve it. Evidence from the text: here, take this ten dollars “Now and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s…” Ms. Jones shows that she forgives the boy; she has opened her home, heart, and wallet to him even after he tried to steal from her. Figurative Words or phrases that depart from The most common types of figurative Language everyday literal language for the sake language are: simile, metaphor, of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or personification, and hyperbole. freshness. The term language” is often “figurative substituted with of speech,” “figure device,” and device.” “literary “poetic Figurative language makes an author’s writing more appealing, descriptive, and meaningful. Simile A literary device that compares two In the short story red “Eleven”: “…the unlike things using the words like or as sweater’s still sitting there like a big red mountain.” (compares sweater to a mountain using the word like)
from the dialogue tag; place the punctuation mark before the closing quotation mark. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together In “The Southpaw,” alliteration is used in the closing -“Your former friend,” (the beginning “f” sound is repeated.) Context clues Information in words or phrases surrounding an unfamiliar word that hint at the meaning of the unfamiliar word In the novel excerpt Flipped: “Not a very sophisticated ditch, but hey, I was only seven.” Sophisticated means "reflecting educated taste"; the context clue is "I was only seven" so obviously not very educated or mature yet. Purpose The reason a writer or character tells a story The purpose of the short story “Eleven” is to narrate or entertain using the traditional elements of a fiction plot diagram. Theme A universal truth about life revealed in literature; the author’s message or moral Here is an example of a possible theme for “Thank You M’am”: The short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is about forgiveness and reveals that everyone can be compassionate and forgiving even with those who don’t seem to deserve it. Evidence from the text: “Now here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s…” Ms. Jones shows that she forgives the boy; she has opened her home, heart, and wallet to him even after he tried to steal from her. Figurative Language Words or phrases that depart from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness. The term “figurative language” is often substituted with “figure of speech,” “literary device,” and “poetic device.” Figurative language makes an author’s writing more appealing, descriptive, and meaningful. The most common types of figurative language are: simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Simile A literary device that compares two unlike things using the words like or as In the short story “Eleven”: “…the red sweater’s still sitting there like a big red mountain.” (compares sweater to a mountain using the word like)
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