Theme/Author's Point of View
What is the author's purpose when they are trying to give you information and facts.
Inform
What is an inference?
A guess using context clues, headings, and subtitles.
What is the antonym for cowardly?
Brave
What are a group of lines called when divided by an empty space?
Stanza
What does a metphor do?
Compares two things without using the words like or as
What is a conflict of a story?
The stuggle or problem
What is the antonym for strong?
Weak
When the first letter of a word is capitalized within a sentence, what is the author telling you to do?
To stress the word
What is the metaphor in this sentence:
The exam was a piece of cake.
The exam was easy/great.
What is a theme?
A lesson the writer wants you to know.
Read this sentences:
She caught herself on the verge of exploding. But, she decided to walk away to regain composure.
Regain is formed from the base word gain. What is the meaning of regain?
a. look for
b. get back
c. react with
d. think about
b. to get something back
The words relief and anxiety are what in the following passage: Antonyms/Synonyms
Terry felt relief as she hugged Peter tightly. He anxiety melted away.
A. Antonyms: showing that relief means increase anxiety
B. Antonyms showing that relief means removal of anxiety
c. Synonyms showing that releif means increase in anxiety
d. Synonyms showing that relief means removal of anxiety
B. Anonyms showing that relief means removal of anxiety
What is the purpose of the three dots after a word?
To pause or struggle to speak
What does this metaphor mean:
She is a night owl
She stays up all night
What author's point of view is written below?
The night has fallen to darkness. Bobbi jumped out at Tara and she screamed bloody murder. Bobbi laughed and said he was sorry for scaring her. (not really)
Entertainment
The Greek root Phil means what?
Hint: Philadelphia Eagles, Philadephia Pennsylvania.
Love
What is the synonym for generous?
Giving
When there is a dash at the end of a word in a poem, this means what?
Shows an urgent interuption
What is this metaphor comparing:
He wears his heart on his sleeve.
His heart is on the outside of his body. He shows his emotions in public all the time. You know what he is thinking.
When you read an article and the author wants you to do something, what is the author's purpose?
Persuade
Where can you find clues to interpret wha the central/main idea is?
Title and subtitles of article/story
What is the antonym and synonym for the word fragile?
Antonym is sturdy
Synonym is delicate
What does this metaphor mean:
I was a million miles away.
My mind was wondering.