Poetry
a group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
writing that is about true stories, people and events.
What is nonficton?
part of a story that shows what happened in the past
What is flashback?
words whose sound suggests their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
logical guesses you make based on facts you learn from a selection
What is are inferences?
when an author writes a selection to influence/ or change someones opinion
What is to persuade?
the use of exaggeration to get the author's point across
What is hyperbole?
Words that appeal to a reader's senses
What is imagery?
showing how two things are alike and different
What is comparing and contrasting?
titles for paragraphs and sections in a selection
What are subheadings?
the giving of human qualities to an animal or inanimate object
What is personfication?
the voice that talks to the reader in the poem
What is a speaker?
The author's attitude toward's his or her subject.
What is tone?
the problem in a story is called a ____________
What is conflict?
When an author writes a selection to teach someone about a topic
What is to inform?
a comparison of two seemingly different things
What is a metaphor?
A selection written in time order.
What is chronological order?
the message the author sends in a story
What is theme?
the author explains history of a topic to help us understand better
What is background information?
a comparison using like or as
What is simile?