Main Idea & Theme
When this is asked of us we think of the question: what lesson do we learn from how the characters solve their problem?
What is the central idea?
The narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
What is point of view?
What is the most common figurative language used in a poem?
What is a imagery?
The punctuation mark used to end a statement that conveys strong emotion.
What is an exclamation point.
what does the prefix mono- mean
one
The lesson, moral or universal truth explored by the text.
What is theme?
When the narrator is a character in the story.
What is first person point of view?
Words that sound like what they are describing. ~ Pop, Boom, Whisper, Babble ~
What is onomatopoeia?
When you see a "----" in a sentence. what can we infer the character is going through or feeling?
The character may be hesitating, uncertain, pondering.
Answers may vary
The thoughts and feelings associated with words.
What is connotation?
The subject of a text after reviewing the genre and blur
What is big topic?
When there is a narrator in the text, what problem is most commonly present?
Internal Conflict
When the consonant sounds at the beginning of words are repeated.
What is alliteration?
*BONUS*
what is your cousins name & how do you spell it
R.A.C.E.C.E
Words that have meaning specific to certain subject areas.
What is technical language?
To tell what happened in a story using your own words.
What is summarize?
What are the types of authors purpose .
What is
- To entertain
- To persuade
- To inform
- To Explain
- To describe
It's raining cats and dogs!
What is an hyperbole
If you saw words such as, "unlike", "as well as," "on the other hand", and "in contrast", what would you think the author purpose was?
to compare
Words that express ideas in unusual or creative ways.
What is figurative language?
Using the details you read and what you already know to make a conclusion.
What is making an inference?
When the third person narrator knows some of the details, but not all of them.
What is "limited" third person point of view?
A type of figurative language in which two things are compared by stating one thing actually is something else.
What is a metaphor?
A part of speech that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
what are the components of a fable?
- Short
- Contains a lesson
- Personification