Reading Skills
The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective
What is point of view?
the character or force in conflict with a main character
What is antagonist?
grouped lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
the purpose of writing an expository piece (two different reasons)
What is to inform or explain?
Identify the type of figurative language: "John's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution."
What is a metaphor?
the abbreviation for author's purpose and what each letter stands for
What is PIE, to persuade, inform, or entertain?
the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Roses are red
Violets are blue
I need the answers to the test
Can I get it from you?
What is A, B, C, B.
a statement that can be proven true or false when research is done (two words)
What is a factual claim?
Identify the type of figurative language:
"The dark is an unknown and scary black blanket, a place of nightmares. It is a deep hole where light cannot reach, and where horror resides."
What is an extended metaphor?
the narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any character
What is third person omniscient?
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks
What is dialogue?
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
What is figurative language?
a statement that cannot be proven true or false
What is an opinion?
Identify the figurative language: "The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)
What is author's organization?
a summary or short text that describes the original text must include what abbreviated information from the story
What is BME (beginning, middle, and end)?
the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
Name at least two things you need to consider and notice when reading an expository text.
What are graphics/figures, sidebars, subtitles, and bolded/italicized words/phrases?
Identify the figurative language: "Her hair was as soft as a spider web."
What is a simile?
a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work
What is tone?
Draw a plot diagram, label the five sections, and identify the parts of The Lion King on your diagram.
What is exposition (Simba is the new son of Mufasa, king of the Pridelands in Africa.), rising action (Mufasa's brother Scar is plotting to usurp the crown, and he tricks Simba into believing he killed his father; Simba runs away), climax (Simba and Scar fight for the crown.), falling action (Simba defeats Scar and expels the hyenas from the Prideland, taking his rightful place as the kin.), and resolution (Simba and Nala start their own family and life resumes in the Circle of Life.)
Name the four most common types of poetry and give one characteristic of each.
What is epic (a poem with a story line and follows the adventures of a hero; usually long and have rhythm and repetition), narrative (a poem that tells a story but is much shorter than an epic poem; usually follows the plot diagram), lyrical (a poem that expresses thoughts and emotions and contains rhyme and rhythm/meter), and free verse (a poem that has no rhyme or regular rhythm).
What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?
What is an autobiography is a true story of a person's life written or told by that person and a biography is a true story of a person's life written or told by someone else?
Identify the figurative language: "Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August."
What is alliteration?