Poetry
A poem with no meter or rhyme is called
C. free verse
This type of figurative language give human qualities to non-human things
Personification
What is a theme of a text?
The underlying message or lesson learned
A ____ of a text is a main point that an author makes about a topic
Central Idea
There was trouble in paradise,
when fairy learned to rock.
She dyed her hair all pinkish,
wore shorts, and just one sock.
What is the rhyme scheme?
A, B, C, B
Identify the example: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
What is the topic of a text?
What the text is about in a word or phrase
If a central idea is directly stated it is
Explicit
Who speaks throughout most of the poem? "Penny's Tricks"
A. Penny's sister
B. Yellow shirt
C. The pearls
D. Penny
"I need your yellow sweater
to match my yellow shirt.
Can I borrow your pearls, dear?
And that polka-dot skirt?
Indeed, you are more beautiful,
but I want to be adored.
You have your moments plentiful.
When have I thus implored?"
"Of course, you want my possessions."
"I still cannot be you."
"Oh, stop your clever confessions."
"Clever they are, but true."
D. Penny
Identify the figurative language: "Costs an arm and a leg."
Idiom
Ben knew his friend was about to receive a check for not being prepared for class. This would have been the third day in a row he would have to stand out. Ben gave the pencil to Tim. Later, Ben received a check and had to stand out.
What is the theme of the passage?
Sometimes its okay to make a sacrifice for a friend
What are four examples of supports an author can use to develop their central idea?
Concrete Details, Quotations, Facts, Statistics
"The Lonely Maid"
Betsy never stopped to blink.
She dragged on like a horse.
She labored on, forgot to think.
Her fingers were tough and coarse.
Sometimes she sang along,
while she ironed the sheets.
The softness of the song
is pressed in my heartbeats.
What is the best way to describe Betsy?
D. overworked
What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."
Hyperbole
What is the theme of the passage?
There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each isle. She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile. I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do. Come to find out, I dropped some money and she was trying to return it to me.
Don't judge a book by its cover
During World War I, many soldiers died because their wounds became infected. Antibiotics had not been discovered at that time. During World War II, many more soldiers died while in combat. Antibiotics are used to treat infections because they kill bacteria in the body. They are easily the most widely prescribed drug in the world.
What is this passage mostly about?
D. antibiotics
Summer Dreams
I want to sing, don't make me hush.
It's summertime, I need some fun.
Please let me nap, there is no rush.
I want no chores, I'd rather run.
The pool is cool, the water's clean.
I'd nap, give me the waterbed!
The ice-cream man has just come in.
I'd eat outside till I'm all red.
Oh, Dad! Please grill me something good.
And, Mom! I'd love some lemonade.
My body needs some summer food.
My knees are weak, I've hardly played.
I wish summer would last longer.
I wish I could become younger.
What makes the last two lines a couplet?
Name the figurative language: My backpack weights a ton from all my homework.
Hyperbole
What is the topic?
Most people have either an iphone or an android phone. Mrs. Fuat is the only 5th grade teacher with an android phone. Everyone else has an iphone.
phones or iphone
During World War I, many soldiers died because their wounds became infected. Antibiotics had not been discovered at that time. During World War II, many more soldiers died while in combat. Antibiotics are used to treat infections because they kill bacteria in the body. They are easily the most widely prescribed drug in the world.
Which statement best supports the central idea of the passage?
A. Antibiotics are used to treat infections