Poetry
What is a stanza?
A sentence in a poem
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
What if main idea?
Central point or message of a text
What is a synonym?
A word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is a rhyme scheme?
A pattern of rhymes
“The clouds were like cotton candy.” What is type of Figurative language is this?
Simile
What if point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told
What does the prefix "un-" mean?
Which word is the noun in this sentence?
The teacher helped the students.
Teacher or students
How many lines does a sonnet have?
14
What is personification?
Where human qualities are given to nonhuman objects
What if theme?
The message, lesson, or universal idea the text is about
Use context clues: “The sky was gloomy.” What does gloomy mean?
Dark or poorly lit.
What if a verb?
An action
How many stanzas are in a couplet?
2
What if an allusion?
An allusion is a reference to a person, place, thing, or idea
What if text evidence?
Specific information, or details from a text used to support a claim
Use context clues: The desert was arid, with no rain for months and dry, cracked. What does arid mean?
Very dry
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun
What is the shift in a poem called?
A Volta
Appealing to the readers 5 senses
What if authors purpose?
The reason or intent behind why a writer creates a text
Use context clues: The teacher’s instructions were clear, so everyone understood what to do.
What does the word clear mean as used in the sentence?
Easy to understand
Fix this: “He run to the store.”
He ran to the store