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MSA Terms
Poetry
Literature Terms
Reading
100
The color of the Library
Who is Mrs. Brown?
100
To express the main idea and give key points
What is summarize?
100
Poetic paragraphs
What is stanza?
100
The sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
100
Underline, circle, or jot down key words and phrases while reading a text
What is annotate?
200
If you rob this place, you go to jail.
Who is Ms. Banks?
200
To make plain and clear
What is explain?
200
Has no set form or pattern
What is free verse?
200
Two types of conflict
What is internal & external?
200
Bold print, sub-title, captions, graphs
What are text features?
300
1, 2, 3, 4, . . .
Who is Ms. Counts?
300
To make an educated guess based on prior knowledge
What is inference?
300
The beat in a line
What is meter?
300
The reason why an author writes a text.
What is Author's Purpose?
300
Information or clues a reader can determine from a text
What is inference?
400
The color of the sky.
Who is Ms. Blue?
400
Provide similarities and differences of a text
What is compare and contrast?
400
A song-like poem that tells a story
What is ballad?
400
The methods a writer uses to develop the personality of a character.
What is Characterization?
400
The attitude of the speaker
What is tone?
500
The spouse of the ruler of a country
Who is Mr. Queen?
500
Make a conclusion based on few facts
What is generalization?
500
Two types of rhyme
What is internal and end?
500
The emotional atmosphere in a writing intended for the audience
What is Mood?
500
To make a statement or position clear or easier to understand
What is clarify?
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