Text Structure
how the author organizes the information in the text
text structure
a collection of words that express an emotion or idea, sometimes with a specific meaning, sound or rhythm
What is poetry?
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not necessarily true (Example: It’s raining cats and dogs!)
What is figurative language?
the perspective the story is being told from
What is point of view?
a result, outcome, or final inference based on evidence
What is a conclusion?
a story about fictional or real events
What is narrative?
Sentence is to paragraph as ______________ is to poem.
What is a line?
giving a non-living object human characteristics
What is personification?
one character tells a story about their personal experiences, feelings, and opinions
What is first person?
to understand a confusing part of a story or the meaning of an unknown word
What is clarify?
This type of text structure includes something that is wrong or needs to be fixed and a way to fix the problem.
What is problem and solution?
a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem
What is a stanza?
a person, place, or object that stands for a larger idea
What is a symbol?
the author uses a narrator to tell the story
What is third person?
a unit of meaning that cannot stand alone as a whole word; a prefix and/or suffix can be attached to build a new word
What is a bound root?
This type of text structure includes something that happened and the reasons why it happened.
What is cause and effect?
the voice behind the poem
What is a speaker?
compares two things using “like” or “as”
What is simile?
the attitude of the author toward a subject or an audience
What is tone?
a unit of meaning that can stand alone as a whole word; a prefix and/or suffix can be attached to build a new word
What is a free root?
This type of text structure includes events or steps in the order in which they happened.
What is chronological?
the written or printed shape of the text goes along with its theme or subject
What is patterned poetry?
compares two things without using “like” or “as"
What is metaphor?
shows an author’s personality through written language
What is voice?
the person who constructed the media message
What is authorship?
This type of text structure includes a comparison of how two or more people or things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines of poetry
What is rhymed poetry?
an extreme exaggeration to emphasize the truth or show humor
What is hyperbole?
the characters in a play or drama
What is cast?
how the creators of the media message use specific elements for effect, such as color, sound, and emphasis on certain words
What is format?
This type of text structure includes adjectives or gives a lot of detail about a person, place, situation, or topic.
What is description?
poetry with neither regular meter nor rhyme scheme
What is free verse?
words or phrases that appeal to the five senses
What is imagery or what are sensory words?
a conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
visible and embedded information, such as point of view and facts and opinions
What is content?