Figurative Language
Context Clues
Text Structures
Text Features
Poetry
100

A comparison of two unlike thins using like or as.

What is a simile.

100

The play was so DRAMATIC that nobody smiled. 

What is serious.

100

Describes a topic by listing characteristics,

features, attributes, and examples.

What is description. 

100

What is a written note added to a text by way of comment or explanation.

What is an annotation.

100

Include line breaks, rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language.

What is poetic elements.

200

"She's a lost bird looking for a nest." is an example of.

What is a metaphor. 

200

The use of the rotary dial telephone is almost OBSOLETE now that we have cell phones.

What is out of use. 

200

Discuss two ideas, events, or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they are similar.

What is compare and contrast.

200

A title or brief explanation added to an article, cartoon, illustration, photograph or other graphic. 

What is a caption.

200

What is the repetition of sounds at the ends of two or more lines.

What is rhyme. 

300

"Slam!" is an example of what figurative language?

What is onomatopoeia. 

300

Did you ENDORSE the mayor in the last election?

What is support.

300

Identify problems and pose solutions.

What is problem and solution. 

300

The title of a section of text that introduces its topic. 

What is a heading.

300

A regular pattern or beat created by stressed words or syllables

What is rhythm.

400

What figurative language is an extreme exaggeration?

What is a hyperbole?

400

She tried to PERSUADE her mother into letting her stay up all night.

What is to convince. 

400

Present ideas or events in the order in which they happen.

What is chronological. 

400

A visual representation of data.

What is a graph. 

400

The paragraphs in a poem. 

What is a stanza.

500

"The moon was resting in the midnight sky" is an example of?

What is personification.

500

The boy was so TIMID that he hardly ever talked to people.

What is shy. 

500

Provide explanations or reasons for phenomena.

What is cause and effect.

500

What often identifies or refers to its topic?

What is a title. 

500

Repeated beginning consonant sounds.

What is alliteration. 

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