Vocabulary
A word similar in meaning to another word
What is a synonym?
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
What the text is mostly about
What is main idea?
The author’s attitude toward a subject
What is tone?
A word that modifies a verb
What is an adverb?
The literal dictionary meaning of a word
A direct comparison without “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor?
Taken directly from the text
What is text evidence?
The feeling a reader gets while reading
What is mood?
A sentence with one independent clause
What is a simple sentence?
The emotional meaning attached to a word
What is connotation?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
What is personification?
A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
What is an inference?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined correctly
What is a compound sentence?
A word that imitates a sound
What is onomatopoeia?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
The central message or lesson of a text
What is theme?
A struggle between opposing forces in a story
What is conflict?
A group of words with a subject and verb but not a complete thought
What is a fragment?
A phrase whose meaning is not literal (e.g., “break a leg”)
What is an idiom?
A contrast between expectation and reality
What is irony?
The way a text is organized (cause/effect, problem/solution, etc.)
What is text structure?
When an author hints at future events
What is foreshadowing?
Incorrect joining of two complete sentences
What is a run-on sentence?