Reading Prose
Another term for problem
What is conflict?
Examples of these include the following: index, glossary, headings, captions, etc.
What are text features?
This type of comparison will use "like" or "as"
What is simile?
You do this when you express or cover the main points
What is summarize?
I can tell the rhyming scheme (pattern) of a poem by doing this
What is looking at the last word in each line?
This is the place, time, weather or environment in which a story occurs
What is setting?
The way that text is organized
What is text structure?
This example of figurative language enhances the following lines:
She says, "I'm told New York has buildings
a million stories tall.
If I lived there, I'd take my time
and try to count them all."
What is hyperbole?
This term means information that proves that something is true
What is evidence?
In a poem, this is similar to a paragraph
What is a stanza?
This is the message
What is theme?
The most important idea in a text
What is central idea?
This phrase demonstrates this example of figurative language:
Their hearts of gold lead them to do the right thing.
What is metaphor?
This term means related to what is being discussed (in the passage)
What is relevant?
This is the rhyme scheme used in the following lines:
And just like that, I leave New York!
Chug-chug, I'm on my way.
With a farewell toot to Liberty,
I'm out beyond the Bay!
What is ABCB?
This can either be 1st person, 2nd person, or third person
What is point of view?
This is the main text structure in this passage:
She could hear the birds chirping from the open window. When she walks into the bedroom there is a window facing her. To the right of that is a dresser and television and on the other side of the window is the bed. She then sees the two letters on the floor.
What is description?
The lines below contain this example of figurative language:
They say when ships are passing
by the Statue's bright light,
she often says a word or two
to guide them through the night.
What is personification?
A question uses the word "contribute" to ask this
What is adding to make better or helping?
This is the person talking in the poem
What is the speaker?
This term refers to the main events that make up a story
What is plot?
A statement that the author tries to prove
What is claim?
These two examples of figurative language are evident in these sentences:
Though they are as thick as a stack of books, they appear thin. Though they trim their beards, they appear tangled.
What are alliteration and simile?
If you see the following question:
How does the author develop the theme in passage 1?
You will need to look here for the answer.
What is throughout the entire passage?
A poem that does not follow a certain structure or rhyme scheme (pattern) is called this
What is free verse?