Genres
A type of poem that doesn't follow the rules; it usually doesn't rhyme
Free Verse Poetry
What does fiction mean?
A story that is fake, not real
What is nonfiction?
Real, True story
What is 1st Person?
Someone talking about themselves, using I and Me
What is a speaker?
The person talking in the poem, or telling the story in the poem
What is theme?
the lesson or moral of the story
What is the difference between biography and autobiography?
A biography tells a story about someone else and an autobiography tell about themself
What is a narrator?
person telling the story
What is a rhyme?
Words that have the same ending sound
What is setting?
Where the story takes place
What is the purpose of a caption?
To describe the photograph above it
A comparison of two unlike objects using like or as. He moves as slow as a snail
Simile
What is a stanza?
a group of lines, a paragraph of a poem
What is a summary?
Tells the important parts of the beginning, middle, and end
To show the main idea of the section
Words the poet uses to help you make a picture in your mind
Imagery
What does it mean to sequence events?
put them in the order that they happened in the story
Name at least 4 different Text Features
Title, Table of contents, Photograph, Caption, Bold Words, Diagram, Bullet Points, Heading etc
What should you do if you don't know what a word means?
Go back and read the paragraph or sentence again and use context clues to figure it out.