Poetry
What is personification?
Giving non-living things or objects human characteristics or qualities.
In a drama, what are instructions from the playwright to actors and stage crew?
Stage Directions
Define an inference-
An educated guess that is concluded by evidence from text along with a reader's knowledge.
What is a flashback?
it shows the events from the past, providing crucial backstory into a character's motivation.
What is a topic sentence help explain?
The main topic or message of the upcoming paragraphs.
Name the correct punctuation mark:
Where are we eating today
Questions Mark
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things using the words "is' or "was."
In a drama, what are major divisions of a play? Each contains scenes that flow together.
Act
What is text structure?
How an author organizes or puts a selection/text together.
What do you look at to find the main idea of a text?
The Title or Heading of a story.
What is the purpose of commentary sentence?
To explain or expand the details from a text or to provide an opinion or refection from textual evidence.
In this complex sentence, where would you place the comma?
EX: When Ethan jumped for the basketball he was able to get the rebound.
Place the comma after the word basketball and before the word he.
When Ethan jumped for the basketball, he was able to get the rebound.
The following sentences are what type of imagery?
As I ate the Italian pizza, I savored the rich tomatoes sauce and meats. My tongue absorbed the delicious American cheese along with flavored mushrooms.
Taste
In drama, what do call a person who writes a play?
The following is an example of what kind of text structure? The virus had spread along the countryside. Finally, a doctor from South Texas had found a cure that saved many lives.
A. Compare/contrast
B. Problem/solution
C. Cause/effect
Problem and Solution
What is foreshadowing?
When the author of a story, provides warning/hints about future events.
What are the three paragraphs in an essay?
Introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Name three transitions or transitional phrases that a reader can use to emphasize or make a point.
In fact, Therefore, indeed, above all, importantly, especially.
In poetry, a group of lines together is called-
What is a stanza
This part of a drama refers to the actual action that takes place in specific setting and moment in time.
Scenes
Name three examples of text features that can be found in nonfiction text.
maps, graphs, data charts, pictures, captions, footnotes, sidebars, sub-headings, bolded words, and illustrations.
What does the academic word convey mean?
To communicate or make more clear.
What is the purpose of concrete details?
To provide evidence from the text to support the topic sentence/thesis.
What two words are being combined in:
He'd
He would
What is couplet?
-two lines of verse that continue to rhyme in a poem.
In a drama, what is a static character?
A character who does not change throughout the play.
What is a purpose a subheading or subtitle?
It introduces the topic that will be discussed in the following paragraphs while supporting the claim or main idea of the text.
"The wind whipped through the yard like a dancing tornado" is an example of....
simile
What is a thesis statement?
A statement that answers the writing prompt, clearly identifies the topic being discussed, and is written for a specific audience.
Correct the following sentence.
Its time to get ready for the test.
It's time to get ready for the test.