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Index of Skills
Literary Skills
Allegory, 78, 79, 186–189
Alliteration, 299
Allusion, 224, 298
Anecdote, 243, 264, 265, 270 Archetype, 4, 15, 17, 21, 22, 31, 47, 54,
130, 131, 134
characters, 15
Argument, 141, 240, 243, 256 Argumentative essay, 141
Article, 65, 71, 76, 125, 145, 147, 149,
156, 160, 277
Audience, 67, 142, 143, 223, 229, 243,
262, 263
Author’s purpose, 60, 67, 109, 142, 161,
177, 221, 223, 260, 261, 275 Autobiography, 75, 81, 82, 181, 185 Call to action, 73, 221, 225, 243 Caricature, 260, 282, 287, 308, 309, 327 Cartoons, 262, 263
Character(s), 10, 17, 29, 30, 119, 120,
122, 123, 126, 177, 198, 199, 200, 201, 205, 211, 213, 217, 260, 275, 287, 288, 321
analysis, 130, 195, 333, 334, 335 antagonist, 120, 133 comic/humorous, 282, 285, 286, 287, 288, 295, 308, 309, 333, 334 protagonist (main character), 12, 102, 120, 121, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136
types, 15, 56
Characterization, 31, 36, 38, 40, 63, 120,
177, 206, 282, 286, 293
actions, 31, 36, 38, 130, 132, 177, 260, 282, 287, 288, 333, 334, 335 appearance, 31, 130, 282, 288, 333 feelings, 31, 38, 130, 132, 215, 333 others’ reactions, 31, 38, 334 thoughts, 31, 38, 54, 130, 132,
287, 333
words, 31, 36, 38, 54, 130, 132, 204, 205, 210, 286, 287, 288, 322, 333, 334, 335
Children’s book, 178, 186
Claim, 243
Comedic skit, 306
Comedy, 60, 260, 272, 294, 306, 308, 310,
315, 319, 321, 325, 331, 341
high, 260, 261, 262, 275, 287, 294, 300, 306, 307
low, 260, 261, 262, 269, 275, 294, 300
Comic situations, 269, 287, 288, 289, 295, 308, 309, 327
Comic strips, 262, 263
Commentary, 211, 274
Conflict, 10, 17, 29, 30, 108, 118, 120,
121, 122, 132, 133, 134, 177, 198, 205 external, 177
internal, 177
Connotation, 55, 60, 63, 190, 257, 258 Context, 8, 10, 196, 319
Contrast, 77, 108, 134, 288
Definition essay, 88, 90, 314 Definition strategies, 69, 73, 74, 83
by example, 69, 70, 73, 74, 83, 306 by function, 69, 70, 73, 74
by negation, 69, 70, 73, 74, 88, 89
Denotation, 60, 190, 257, 258
Details, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 26, 27, 36, 37, 53,
54, 63, 67, 72, 77, 79, 80, 82, 108, 115, 116, 142, 148, 183, 184, 204, 205, 210, 211, 215, 224, 225, 235, 238, 243, 255, 256, 267, 274, 279, 282, 285, 286, 287, 293, 298, 300, 302, 306, 325, 331, 333
Dialect, 289, 294
Diary, 214, 215
Diction (word choice), 9, 60, 67, 116,
177, 183, 190, 229, 268, 269, 274, 275, 287, 288, 300, 305, 306
connotative, 55, 190, 205, 280 insulting, 322
Drama, 201, 215, 304, 319, 324 Dystopia, 102, 110, 118
Effect, 10, 11, 14, 29, 37, 53, 67, 116, 132,
177, 183, 196, 221, 260, 262, 263, 274,
293, 300, 303, 306, 308, 309, 310, 315 Epic, 31
Epic poem, 31
Essay, 251, 266, 272, 311, 312
Essential questions, 4, 58, 102, 139, 172,
219, 250, 317
Euphemism, 190–191
Evidence, 120, 142, 148, 157 Fantasy, 119
Fiction, 12, 110, 119, 198, 206 Figurative language, 26, 173 Figurative meaning, 63
Folklore, 85
Format, 262, 263
Hero, 4, 15, 31, 40, 42, 47, 54, 56, 73,
75, 102
Hero’s Journey, 4, 15, 17, 22, 31, 47, 56,
130, 131, 132, 134
Humor, 60, 250, 251, 256, 260, 262, 263,
264, 271, 272, 277, 298, 303, 308, 310, 315, 338
elements of, 271, 282, 287, 288, 292, 295, 296, 304, 307, 308, 309, 315, 327, 339, 341
words to describe, 60
Humorous skit, 306
Hyperbole, 296, 298, 300, 303, 307, 308,
309, 327
Images/imagery, 8, 10, 82, 198, 268, 275 Informational Text, 155, 228, 232, 234,
237, 329
Interpreting/interpretation, 28, 119, 131,
132, 173, 174, 274, 282, 287, 323, 333 Irony, 279, 280, 288, 289, 327
situational, 288, 308, 309 Jargon, 293
Juxtaposition, 253, 274
Literary analysis, 62, 103, 110, 119, 120,
122, 125, 130, 132, 134, 206
Literary Terms, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 20,
31, 60, 78, 100, 120, 170, 215, 248,
253, 254, 288, 289, 296, 299 Memoir, 181, 185
Metaphor, 74, 78, 108 Monologue, 264
Mood, 8, 11, 12, 13, 39, 44, 45, 53, 63, 79, 142, 177, 184, 198, 199, 215
Narration, 144, 286 Narrative, 11, 31, 47, 211, 217
autobiographical, 81, 82, 181, 185 epic, 31
Hero’s Journey, 4
illustrated, 11, 47, 56
nonfiction, 105, 175, 177, 192, 195 Narrative Poetry, 31
Narrative techniques, 22, 28, 31, 40,
122, 196
description, 29, 30, 40, 55, 82, 130, 196, 210, 287
dialogue, 27, 29, 37, 40, 54, 55, 116, 132, 133, 196, 201, 204, 205, 210, 211, 260
pacing, 20, 29, 37, 40, 55, 196 reflection, 36, 54, 82, 196
Nonfiction, 70, 105
Novel, 8, 48, 119, 120, 122, 126, 130, 132,
134, 289 Nuance, 60
One-liners, 308, 309
Online article, 147, 149, 156, 277 Organization, 90, 131
Persona, 253, 264
Perspective, 10, 122, 123, 126, 130, 133,
206, 210–213
Plot, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 119, 177, 198,
199, 200, 201, 205, 211, 213, 217, 260, 275, 320
climax, 17
development of, 17
exposition, 17, 29, 30 falling action, 17, 20
Index of Skills 405
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