Allegory Archetype Denotation Connotation Flashback Logos Genres Irony Imagery Paraphrase Parody Satire Mood Analogy Tone Theme Parallelism Anecdote Point of view Choose a word from the word bank and fill in the blank. 1. My life story would be written from my own __ . . 2. If you read a story and laugh or cry, the author has set the __ . 3. I like dancing, laughing and skipping is an example of __ 4. Princesses, Heroes and Tricksters are __ 5. A story with two levels of meaning is an example of an __ 6. Poetry, fiction, and essays are __ 7. A comparison that shows the similarity or difference is an __ 8. If I look up a definition in the dictionary I am looking for the __ of the word. 9. The story about my son's idea on saving gas was an __ 10. To find the central message in a text or the author's main idea is to find __ of the work. 11. A situation that reveals contradictory situations or statements is __ 12. The word "home"has several __ 13. If I read a large paragraph and then summarize it in my own words it is __ 14. If you travel to Brooklyn, Texas, or the South you will probably hear man different __ 15. While reading a story, if a character suddenly remembers an earlier experience he/she is having a __ 16. If an author likes his/her character the reader will know by the __ of the text. 17. If I want to encourage you to go to college by showing you logical reas why you should go that is an example of __ 18. If I read a book or watch a movie and want to make fun of it I would create a __ 19. A poem about life in the country is called a __ 20. When an author describes something so well you can see smell or to he/she is using good __ 21. If I wrote a play that ridiculed the health care system because I wan . to change it would be a __

1. My life story would be written from my own **point of view**.<br /><br />2. If you read a story and laugh or cry, the author has set the **mood**.<br /><br />3. I like dancing, laughing, and skipping is an example of **parallelism**.<br /><br />4. Princesses, Heroes, and Tricksters are **archetypes**.<br /><br />5. A story with two levels of meaning is an example of an **allegory**.<br /><br />6. Poetry, fiction, and essays are **genres**.<br /><br />7. A comparison that shows the similarity or difference is an **analogy**.<br /><br />8. If I look up a definition in the dictionary I am looking for the **denotation** of the word.<br /><br />9. The story about my son's idea on saving gas was an **anecdote**.<br /><br />10. To find the central message in a text or the author's main idea is to find the **theme** of the work.<br /><br />11. A situation that reveals contradictory situations or statements is **irony**.<br /><br />12. The word "home" has several **connotations**.<br /><br />13. If I read a large paragraph and then summarize it in my own words it is a **paraphrase**.<br /><br />14. If you travel to Brooklyn, Texas, or the South, you will probably hear many different **genres** (This could also be interpreted as dialects, but since dialects aren't in the word bank, genres relating to storytelling traditions of a region fits best).<br /><br />15. While reading a story, if a character suddenly remembers an earlier experience, he/she is having a **flashback**.<br /><br />16. If an author likes his/her character, the reader will know by the **tone** of the text.<br /><br />17. If I want to encourage you to go to college by showing you logical reasons why you should go, that is an example of **logos**.<br /><br />18. If I read a book or watch a movie and want to make fun of it I would create a **parody**.<br /><br />19. A poem about life in the country is called a **genre** (pastoral, a sub-genre of poetry, would be a better fit, but it's not in the word bank. Genre is the most appropriate from the list).<br /><br />20. When an author describes something so well you can see, smell, or touch it, he/she is using good **imagery**.<br /><br />21. If I wrote a play that ridiculed the health care system because I wanted to change it, it would be a **satire**.<br />