Poetry
A group of lines in a poem that looks like a paragraph.
What is a stanza
A word that means the same or almost the same as another word.
What is synonym
The person or voice telling the story.
What is narrator
"Where they tumble and gather in piles and drifts" is an example of what kind of imagery?
What is see
If I am unsure what to do or how to answer a question I should read the ____________________.
What are directions.
Words like "buzz," "sizzle," or "crunch" that help a reader hear the poem.
What is sensory language or Onomatopoeia
What the passage is mostly about.
What is Central or Main Idea
"Being yourself is better than trying to be someone else " is an example of _________. (lesson in a story, poem, or text.)
What is theme
The main point or argument that an author is trying to make in a text. It is what the author wants the reader to believe or understand.
What is Author's Claim
Before I type my essay I should __________________________________________.
What is write it on a piece of scratch paper.
When a poet uses the same word or phrase over and over to show it is important.
What is repetition
What does Inference or Infer mean?
What is to take the clues in what you are reading and take what you know and make a guess.
To make a decision based on the information in the text.
What is conclude
__________ is the events in the story.
What is plot
True or False: I should rush through my test to get it done.
What is False. Take your time!!
When a poet compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile
The reason an author writes a text, such as to persuade, inform, or entertain.
What is Author's Purpose
When a problem is solved in the story.
What is resolution
Chilly and warm are examples of what?
What is antonyms
Before I answer I should go back to find ______________________________________.
What is supporting evidence
Name the two views a poem could be written in.
first person - a character in the story
third person - a narrator outside the story
This tells the reader where and when a story happens.
What is the setting
To restate information in your own words while keeping the original meaning.
What is paraphrase
What are the 5 types of text structures?
compare and contrast
sequence
description
problem and solution
cause and effect
I should make sure to ______________________ when taking the STAAR test. That is good enough!
What is try my best!