Reading 9th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
To make a guess on what the author means
What is an inference?
A Shakespearean word for an evil, unjust ruler
What is tyrant
What is prose?
What is written language in ordinary form?
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
What is Third Person
This section of a paper tells you what the topic is
What is the Introduction
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
A reference to something outside of the text
What is allusion?
The author's feelings in a piece of writing
What is tone?
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
What is an Antagonist?
What is a 'bad guy' or a 'villain'
The reason behind an author writing a piece of literature or prose
What is author's purpose?
What is a theme of a story?
What is The central idea, lesson, moral story in a text
A person, place, thing, idea, or quality.
What is a noun?
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
Poetry often includes words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true.
What is Figurative language
What is the verb in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
What is "drive"
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
What is a stanza?
What is A group of lines forming the basic, repeating unit in a poem; a verse.