Text Structure
Identify the text structure:
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
What is chronological order?
This Japanese poem has three lines with five, seven, and five syllables.
What is an Haiku
This coffee shop is an icebox! is an example of
What is a Metaphor?
We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait for others to awaken is an example of
Identify the text structure:
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
What is Cause and Effect?
This style of poetry is humorous and has five lines using a rhyming scheme of aabba.
What is a Limerick
She's happy as a clam is an example of
What is a simile?
When authors use this the goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author.
What is Persuade?
Identify they text structure:
Linux and Windows are both operating systems. Computers use them to run programs. Linux is totally free and open source, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code. Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code.
What is Compare and Contrast?
This style of poetry has fourteen lines rhyming and typically consists of ten syllables in each line.
What is a sonnet?
Opportunity knocked at his door is an example of
What is Personification?
the author's goal is to enlighten the reader about real-world topics and provide facts on those topics.
What is to inform?
In this poem certain letters in each line spell out a word or phrase. Typically, the first letters of each line are used to spell the message, but they can appear anywhere.
What is acrostic?
using a chalkboard to represent education is an example of
What is symbolism?
When a writer indirectly or glancing reference to another work, person, place, or event.
What is an allusion?
This is a comparison of two things to show their similarities.
What is an analogy
Life is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna get is an example of
What is an analogy?