1. What is this called? What is it used for?

2. H 2 0 What does this represent? – The H? – The O? When two elements are put together they equal a compound and create a chemical equation.

3. Elements in a Short Story Se T A P Dy Sc Sh Nt Fk Tm C 1p Cn CoCe 3L 3O Cs Cf Al As Cc Di Hy Ig Ry M3 Op Mp Eh Ox Pu Sy AoPc Id Sm De M

4. Plot Se – Setting: time and place of a literary work Fk – Flashback: action that interrupts the plot to show an event that occurred at an earlier time. Sh – Foreshadowing: clue that suggest events that have yet to occur M – Mood: feeling created in the READER by the passage. T – Tone: WRITER’S attitude toward his or her subject. Tm – Theme: a lesson about life or people SeT Sh Fk Tm M

5. Characterization A – Antagonist: character opposing the protagonist P – Protagonist: central character that tries to accomplish or overcome an adversity. Dy – Dynamic Character: a character that changes in actions or beliefs. Sc – Static Character: a character that does not grow or change C – Characterization: character’s physical appearance, speech, thoughts, actions, feelings, other character’s feelings toward that character, or direct comments by the author. 1p – 1 st Person: narrator participates in the action of the story. 3l – 3 rd Person Limited: a narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character 3o – 3 rd Person Omniscient: a narrator who knows everything about all the characters Co – Conflict: struggle between two opposing forces Ce – Character vs. Self: character having a problem or struggle within himself Cc – Character vs. Character: character has a problem with another character. Cn – Character vs. Nature: character has a problem with a force of nature Cs – Character vs. Society: character has a problem with a tradition or rule of society. Cf – Character vs. Fate: character has a problem with something he can’t do anything about. A P DySc C 1p Cn CoCe 3L 3O Cs Cf Cc

6. Literary Devices Al – Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds Hy – Hyperbole: extravagant, outrageous exaggeration M3 – Magic 3: three (or more) details in a series used for emphasis Sy – Symbol: use of an object, person, place, or action that has its own meaning and stands for something larger. Di – Diction: word choice Ry – Irony: contrast between appearance and reality. Pc – Personification: nonhuman subjects human characteristics Ao – Allusion: reference to a literary, mythological, or historical person, place, or thing. Sm – Simile: comparison of two unlike things using like or as As – Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds Ig – Imagery: words of phrases appealing to the five senses to describe a character/scene. Op – Onomatopoeia: a word that imitates the sound it represents. Eh – Epiphany: a sudden realization: an “a-ha” moment. Id – Idiom: a phrase or expression having a meaning different from literal. Mp – Metaphor: comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. Ox – Oxymoron: a pair of opposite terms put into a single expression. Pu – Pun: a play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have different meanings. Al As Di Hy Ig Ry M3 Op Mp Eh Ox Pu Sy AoPc Id Sm

7. Definition Nt – Connotation: feelings a word causes (positive, negative, or neutral) De – Denotation: dictionary definition or a word. NtDe