Literary Analysis

• Genre

  • article 603

  • autobiography 603

  • biographical fiction 603

  • biography 360, 391, 603

  • diary 603

  • essay 604

  • expository nonfiction 48, 604

  • drama 604

  • fable 462, 466, 604

  • fantasy 210, 604

  • feature article 232

  • fiction 64, 65, 74, 123, 126, 127, 178, 190, 198–201, 210, 273, 432, 544, 604

  • focus on genre 2, 3, 12, 30, 48, 64, 65, 74, 92, 110, 126, 127, 136, 156, 178, 198–201, 210, 232, 254, 276, 277, 286, 306, 328, 350, 351, 360, 380, 402, 422, 423, 432, 454, 474, 494, 495, 504, 522, 544

  • folk tale 306, 604

  • folklore 604

  • functional text 604

  • historical fiction 178, 604

  • history article 286, 328

  • history feature 402

  • interview 30, 605

  • journal 156, 605

  • legend 74, 605

  • magazine article 522, 561

  • myth 432, 444, 605

  • narrative fiction 126, 127, 432, 544

  • narrative nonfiction 126, 127, 156

  • newspaper article 504

  • nonfiction 12, 48, 64, 65, 123, 126, 127, 328, 522, 605

  • novel 605

  • personal narrative 12, 606

  • persuasive essay 474

  • photo-essay 606

  • play 254

  • poetry 18, 22, 240, 244, 245, 316, 606

  • prose 244, 606

  • proverb 606

  • realistic fiction 607

  • report 606

  • science article 136, 454

  • short story 380, 544, 607

  • social science article 92, 110

  • song lyrics 368, 510, 607

  • speech 607

  • textbook 607

• Literary Elements & Devices

  • alliteration 603

  • allusion 556, 603

  • author’s purpose 422, 423, 432, 466, 485, 491, 534, 606

  • character 74, 178, 190, 198, 199, 306, 603

    • compare 556

    • motive 190, 605

    • traits 190, 603

  • characterization 199, 603

  • descriptive details 232

  • descriptive language 603

  • details 64, 100, 328, 342

  • dialogue 64, 178, 254, 603

  • examples 474

  • facts 168, 416, 474, 512

  • figurative language 604

    • exaggeration 604

    • hyperbole 604

    • idiom 605

    • imagery 605

    • metaphor 605

    • onomatopoeia 605

    • personification 606

    • simile 607

  • language patterns 268

  • loaded words 422

  • main idea 48, 64, 100, 328

  • mood 22, 446, 605

  • narrative writing 126, 127, 605

  • narrator 12, 20, 605

  • opinions 168, 416, 474, 512

  • persuasive techniques 486

  • persuasive writing 422, 606

  • plot 64, 82, 198, 558, 606

    • climax 558, 603

    • conflict 198, 603

    • exposition, 558, 604

    • events 198, 199

    • falling action 558, 604

    • problem 82, 558

    • resolution 198, 199, 558, 606

    • rising action 558, 607

    • turning point 198, 199

  • poetic elements 22

    • meter 244, 605

    • repetition 606

    • rhyme 606

    • rhyme scheme 607

    • rhythm 244, 607

    • stanza 607

    • structure 245

  • point of view 20, 606

  • propaganda 606

  • setting 74, 126, 178, 190, 198, 200, 607

  • speaker 30

  • stage directions 254

  • style 268, 464, 607

  • symbol 607

  • technical terms 328

  • text features 11, 29, 47, 48, 56, 92, 110, 136, 286, 328, 359, 494, 495, 504, 522, 544, 561

    • caption 47, 92, 494, 522

    • charts 29

    • columns 522

    • deck 504

    • diagrams 136

    • headings 29, 47, 48, 56, 286, 328, 359, 522

    • headline 504

    • illustrations 494

    • labels 136

    • maps 29, 110

    • paragraph 494, 544

    • photo 47, 92

    • pictures 29

    • pull quotes 544

    • subhead 494

    • subtitle 29

    • title 11, 29, 47, 359, 494

  • text structure 21, 38, 56, 100, 118, 146, 276, 277, 286, 296, 306, 318, 328, 342, 350, 351, 360, 370, 380, 392, 402, 414

    • cause and effect 146, 350, 351, 360, 370, 380, 392, 402, 414

    • compare and contrast 21, 38

    • main idea and details 56, 100, 118, 276, 277, 328, 342

    • sequence 276, 277, 286, 296, 306, 318

  • theme 224, 272, 320, 560, 607

  • tone 446, 534, 607

  • topic 56, 64, 342, 394

• Literary Response & Evaluation

  • analyze literature 20, 21, 22, 37, 38, 55, 56, 81, 82, 100, 118, 146, 167, 168, 190, 222, 224, 244, 245, 295, 296, 317, 318, 320, 342, 370,