Literary Analysis

Genre

• article 12, 66, 260, 270, 292, 370, 426, 446, 498, 684

• autobiography 314, 684

• biographical fiction 230, 684

• biography 260, 488, 524, 535, 684

• classic short story 464

• diary 684

• drama 145, 685

• environmental report 598

• essay 574, 685

• expository nonfiction 260, 292, 305, 685

• fable 685

• fantasy 685

• fiction 36, 88–91, 100, 328, 685

• focus on genre 2, 3, 12, 36, 66, 85, 88–91, 100, 130, 150, 171, 174, 175, 184, 206, 230, 257, 260, 261, 270, 292, 314, 333, 336–339, 348, 370, 392, 413, 416, 417, 426, 446, 464, 485, 488, 489, 498, 524, 544, 561, 564, 565, 574, 598, 620

• folk tale 130, 685

• folklore 685

• functional text 685

• genre 685

• historical fiction 348, 685

• history article 370, 498

• history textbook 392

• interview 82, 686

• journal 686

• legend 620, 638, 686

• literature 686

• magazine article 66, 426

• myth 437, 638, 686

• narrative nonfiction 260, 261, 314, 328, 488, 489, 524

• narrative writing 686

• news feature 686

• nonfiction 66, 80, 260, 261, 270, 292, 305, 686

• novel 686

• online news article 446

• personal narrative 687

• persuasive essay 574

• persuasive writing 564, 565, 574, 588, 589, 687

• photo-essay 687

• play 150, 687

• poetry 437, 687

• procedural nonfiction 305

• prose 687

• proverb 481, 687

• realistic fiction 184, 687

• report 598, 687

• science article 12, 270, 292

• short story 36, 100, 464, 544, 688

• social science textbook 206

• song lyrics 688

• speech 688

• story 688

• technical manual 612

• textbook 206, 392, 688

Literary Elements & Devices

• act 150

• alliteration 684

• allusion 684

• author’s perspective 454

• author’s purpose 304, 416, 417, 426, 436, 446, 464

• character 36, 56, 88–91, 100, 130, 140, 141, 150, 170, 348, 464, 484, 620, 684

  • actions 140

  • motive 56, 140, 686

  • traits 89, 140, 141, 684

• characterization 89, 684

• chronological order 174, 175, 184, 196, 230, 488, 489, 498, 514, 524, 535, 544

• climax 88, 89, 120, 480, 684

• comparison and contrast (as a text structure) 408

• complications 88, 89, 120, 480, 684

• conflict 88, 89, 100, 120, 464, 480

• connotation 684

• denotation 684

• descriptive language 437, 684

• dialogue 150, 684

• exaggeration 329, 685

• exposition 685

• facts 516, 558

• falling action 88, 89, 120, 685

• figurative language 340, 341, 360, 361, 566, 567, 637, 685

• hero or heroine 620, 685

• hyperbole 685

• idioms 340, 341, 383, 409, 686

• imagery 686

• jargon 535, 686

• main idea 534, 556

• main idea and details (as a text structure) 282

• metaphor 340, 341, 360, 686

• meter 686

• mood 686

• narrator 197, 252, 686

• onomatopoeia 686

• opinions 516, 558

• personification 340, 341, 361, 409, 687

• persuasive appeals 588

• plot 57, 88–91, 100, 120, 130, 140, 168, 480, 544, 687

• point of view 197, 230, 252, 314, 687

  • first-person 197, 230, 252, 314

  • third-person 252

• problem and solution 2, 3, 12, 26, 57, 66, 80

• propaganda 590, 687

• repetition 687

• resolution 88, 89, 120, 480

• rhyme 687

• rhyme scheme 437, 688

• rhythm 437, 688

• rising action 88, 89, 120, 480, 688

• scene 150

• sensory images 183, 184, 437

• setting 88–91, 100, 130, 168, 328, 348, 464, 484, 688

• simile 340, 341, 360, 688

• stanza 437, 688

• stage directions 150

• style 304, 560, 688

• symbol 636, 637, 640, 688

• text features 336–339, 370, 382, 392

  • bold type 336

  • caption 11, 66, 382, 426

  • chart 260, 336, 392

  • diagram 270, 336, 382

  • graph 206, 260, 336

  • heading 12, 66, 260, 336

  • illustration 336, 337, 348

  • italics 336

  • label 382

  • map 260, 336, 370, 382

  • photograph 11, 66, 260, 336, 426

  • realia 336, 370

  • sidebar 336

  • subheading 336

  • title 11, 35, 336, 337

• text structure 2, 26, 196, 220, 282, 408, 514, 535, 589

• theme 166, 332, 480, 481, 640, 688

• tone 436, 437, 688

• topic 688

• word choice 416, 485

Literary Response & Evaluation

• analyze literature 26, 56, 57, 80, 120, 140, 166, 186, 196, 197, 220, 252, 282, 304, 328, 329, 360, 408, 409, 436, 437, 454, 480, 481, 514, 515, 534, 535, 588, 589, 636, 637

  • author’s perspective 454

  • author’s purpose and style 304