Genre
Poetry
Question Types
Literary Elements
Academic Vocabulary
100
A story that is made up but seems like it could happen in real life
What is Realistic Fiction?
100
This type of poetry doesn't follow any rules. It has no set line lengths, it has no rhythm, or rhyming.
What is free verse?
100
This type of question states "the article is mainly about-?"
What is main idea?
100
All the events in a story, including characters, setting, problem and solution
What is the Plot of the story?
100
To make a mental pictures in your head
What is to "visualize?"
200
This type of text gives facts about a real topic.
What is informational or nonfiction text?
200
This type of poem shares feelings like a song
What is a Lyrical Poem?
200
This type of question stated "The reader can tell-"
What is an inference question?
200
The problem of the story is also known as -
What is the conflict?
200
The parts that the characters are speaking uses "..."
What is dialogue?
300
A story of a real person's life written by another person
What is a biography?
300
This type of poem tells a story. Usually has a plot and characters.
What is a narrative poem?
300
This type of question states "The author wrote this selection most likely to -"
What is author's purpose?
300
How the problem is solved in a story
What is the solution or resolution?
300
Words that have similar meanings
What are synonyms?
400
A story about a real person written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
400
This type of poem is meant to make you laugh
What is a humorous poem?
400
The type of question that states, "Which sentence from the selection contains descriptions that appeal to the reader's senses?"
What is Imagery/Sensory Language?
400
The part of the plot mountain where everything changes.
What is the climax of the story?
400
Retelling the passage or a section of the passage in your own words and including only the most important parts.
What is a summary?
500
This genre is written in stanzas and usually rhymes. There are 4 types that we learn about.
What is poetry?
500
A comparison of two unlike objects using like or as Example: as fast as a cheetah
What is a simile?
500
This type of question states "Which words in the selection help the reader understand the meaning of the word______ -"
What is context clues?
500
The message or lesson learned in the story
What is theme?
500
Using text evidence and our background knowledge (schema) to come up with a conclusion
What is an inference?