Author's Purpose
Point of View
Figurative Language
Figurative Language Examples
Genre
100
These are the three main purposes authors write.
What is to persuade, to inform or to entertain?
100
What point of view is this written in? When my family goes out to eat, we fight about where to go. My brother likes tacos. My sister likes pizza. My dad likes hot dogs. My mom likes chicken. I like hamburgers.
What is first person point of view?
100
The main character's problem or struggle.
What is conflict?
100
What is this an example of? Pablo prefers pecan pie.
What is alliteration?
100
What genre is this excerpt most likely from? Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. Amelia Earhart's life is a fascinating story.
What is biography?
200
What is most likely the author's purpose? Joe had been fishing for two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.
What is to entertain?
200
What point of view is this written in? When the Coleman family goes out to eat, they fight about where to go. The kids like different foods. She likes tacos. He likes pizza. The dad likes hot dogs. The mom likes chicken.
What is third person?
200
This is a group of lines in a poem - similar to a paragraph in other forms of writing.
What is a stanza?
200
What is this an example of? The cows in the barn were mooing early this morning.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
What genre is this excerpt most likely from? They couldn't have just disappeared! Or could they? That's the way it looks when Dan and Larry don't return from a weekend camping trip. Then Joan, Larry's sister, gets a mysterious call from a man who says Larry owes him a lot of money. Where could her brother be? Can Joan find Dan and Larry?
What is mystery?
300
What is most likely the author's purpose? The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government.
What is to inform?
300
What point of view is this written? Tom didn’t like the looks of the cave. His dad told him not to be afraid. His dad knew he was scared of the dark. A bird flew by and made him jump. They turned on their flash lights, and they went inside.
What is third person point of view?
300
This is the emotion created by a work of literature.
What is mood?
300
What is this an example of? She's a million years old.
What is hyperbole?
300
What genre is this excerpt most likely from? Zach can feel the changes - the sharpening of his senses, incredible strength, and amazing speed. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America. When he died, Zach never knew was that his father was no ordinary man…he was a superhero, battling the world’s evil.
What is fantasy/science fiction?
400
What is most likely the author's purpose? The Slim-O-Matic will cause you to lose pounds and inches from your body in one month. This amazing machine helps you to exercise correctly and provides an easy video to show you the proper way to exercise. Send $75.99 and begin exercising today.
What is to persuade?
400
What point of view is this written? I saw two big eyes one October night Out in the dark forest. It gave me such a fright! I heard a scary sound: “Whoo, who-who!” I ran all the way home, but that’s just between me and you.
What is first person point of view?
400
This is the author's message about life.
What is theme?
400
What is this an example of? The sun smiled at me and warmed my soul.
What is personification?
400
What genre is this excerpt most likely from? This is my diary. I am a 12 year old Jewish girl. I have a wonderful boyfriend, a great family and of course I go to school. Last month, a man named Hitler became leader. He totally destroyed my life.
What is autobiography?
500
What is most likely the author's purpose? Karina and her brother, Jess were playing with the water hose outside one day. Jess was hiding from Karina so she wouldn't squirt him with the water. The back door opened and Karina pointed the water hose toward the door. It was Mom and she was dripping wet!
What is to entertain?
500
What point of view is this written? "I don’t think we should be here," Jim said. "If your dad finds out, he's going to be really mad." "Don't worry," Ben said. "He's gone out of town. He will never know we came here." "I still don't think it's a good idea," I said. "Relax," Ben told him.
What is third person point of view?
500
This is language that appeals to the 5 senses.
What is imagery?
500
What is this an example of? My brother is a couch potato when he gets home from school.
What is metaphor?
500
What genre is this excerpt most likely from? As a 12-year-old growing up in Sierra Leone, Beah lived a life like a typical American pre-teen, listening to hip hop and hanging out with friends. When civil war comes to his country in 1995, he is surrounded by death and is forced to survive by becoming a soldier.
What is historical fiction?
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