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LITERACY ANALYSIS

LITERACY ANALYSIS. THEME. Is the meaning, moral, or message about life that the writer conveys to the reader. “universal truth”- valid all time/places complete sentence Are usually not relevant in the story, but are relevant by Title, setting, or characters

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LITERACY ANALYSIS

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  1. LITERACY ANALYSIS

  2. THEME • Is the meaning, moral, or message about life that the writer conveys to the reader. • “universal truth”- valid all time/places • complete sentence • Are usually not relevant in the story, but are relevant by • Title, setting, or characters • Important phrases or statements • The ways the characters change and the lessons they learn about life

  3. SUMMARY • Complete but concise presentation of a longer text. • (shortened version) • Includes main idea and important details

  4. MORAL The lesson learned or message given from a story http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/the-trees-and-the-axe.htm http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/the-two-frogs.htm http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/aesop-fable-the-two-crabs.htm

  5. TONE • The writers attitude toward the subject Angry Sad Humorous

  6. MOOD • The atmosphere • Relevant through detailed description EXAMPLES • The sky hung heavy and gray • The fog rolled in from the harbor • The sun singed the earth (Setting helps create mood of the story) * remember setting is the time and place

  7. VOICE • The author or narrators distinctive style or manner of expression • Can reveal much about their personality

  8. STYLE • How something is said or written(not what is said) • Word choice • Sentence length • Figurative language • Tone

  9. IRONY • Contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens • When a criminal breaks into a police station and robs it.

  10. SYMBOLISM A person, place, object, or an action that stands for something beyond itself. Prison: a place of confinement Flag: a state or country

  11. CHARACTER The people or creatures that take part in a story

  12. CHARACTER TRAITS part of a character’s personality (Not emotions or feelings) EXAMPLES Brave Loyal Smart Kind Honest

  13. CHARACTER MOTIVES Strong feelings, needs, wants, or desires that move characters to action EXAMPLES Hunger Fear Revenge

  14. CONFLICT • A problem or struggle involving two or more opposing forces • External: problem between other characters in the story • Person vs. Person • Person vs. Nature • Person vs. Society • Person vs. Machine • Person vs. something supernatural • Internal: the characters self doubt

  15. CAUSE AND EFFECT Cause: is an event or something that happens Effect: is the result of the event You studied hard…you passed the test The poked a balloon with scissors…the balloon popped.

  16. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

  17. Simile A comparison of two things with a common quality Expressed using words like or as EXAMPLE The willow is like an etching, Fine-lined against the sky. The ginkgo is like a crude sketch, hardly worthy to be signed. -Eve Merriam

  18. Metaphor A comparison of two things that share a common quality, but does not use the words likeor as EXAMPLES Who knows if the moon's a balloon, coming out of a keen city in the sky-filled with pretty people? -EE Cummings "Life is a journey, travel it well.” -United Airlines

  19. Personification When a poet describes an animal, object or idea as if it were human or had human qualities. EXAMPLES Opportunity knocks on the door The sun greeted me this morning The sky was full of dancing stars

  20. Hyperbole The truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect EXAMPLE With his gang’s help, he (Bill) put together the biggest ranch in the Southwest. He used New Mexico as a corral and Arizona as a pasture. He invented tarantulas and scorpions as practical jokes. He also invented roping. Some say his rope was exactly as long as the equator; others argue it was two feet shorter. — Mary Pope Osborne, Pecos Bill

  21. Imagery The use of words or phrases that appeal to the five senses EXAMPLE She sprinkles raindrops on my face on a sunny day. Pat Mora

  22. Alliteration Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Used to show emphasis and to give writing musical quality . EXAMPLE Use of the s and f sounds And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet… -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere's Ride

  23. Onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning. EXAMPLES Bang Hiss Sweep The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake -Robert Frost

  24. Assonance Is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words. EXAMPLE And in the air the firefliesOur only light in paradiseWe'll show the world they were wrongAnd teach them all to sing along-Nickelback

  25. Idiom • Expression not meant to be taken literally Eex: It’s raining cats and dogs

  26. Allusion • A clue or hint that shows a connection to someone or something. • EXAMPLE: • "He was the Romeo to her Juliet." • “Chris brown is the next Michael Jackson.”

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