This type of figurative language makes a comparison using the words LIKE or AS
What is a simile?
subtitles help you understand
What is what the paragraph is about?
this is when the story starts settling down, and problems start being resolved
What is the falling action?
You see people standing outside, they are shivering and stomping their feet.
The people are doing this because...
A) they are angry
B) they are cold
C) they are farmers
D) they are hot
What is B?
This is the most exciting part of any story.
What is the climax?
This figure of speech makes a direct comparison between two things without using the words LIKE or AS.
What is a metaphor?
text features help you understand
What is what the author is trying to tell you.
this is the literary term for a person in the story
What is character?
Mr. Nelson, the mailman, walked across a beautiful yard to bring the mail to the Bell's home. Suddenly, the sprinklers went on and Mr. Nelson was all wet. Very angry, Mr. Nelson went to the front of the house and pounded on the door. No one answered.
How did Mr. Nelson get so wet?
A) An automatic timer had been set to start the sprinklers.
B)He fell in a puddle.
C) The kids in the house put the sprinklers on.
D) It started to rain.
What is A?
This is the lesson, or moral, of a story.
What is theme?
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to animals or objects.
What is personification?
If the word is in bold, underline, or italics this means
What is important to the passage.
What is third person limited?
This is the feeling, or emotion of a story.
What is mood?
This type of figurative language is an intentional (and extreme) exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
this is hints the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word in a text
What is a context clue ?
this is the central idea of a story
What is theme?
The author's reason for writing a story is also called this.
What is author's purpose?
This is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
The best format for annotating Nonfiction text (must draw out the format)
What is title, genre, 5w's or Bubble Map?
The best format for annotating Fiction text (must draw out the format)
What is Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then?
This is a note at the bottom of a page, marked with a number, that gives more information about a word, date, or event.
What is a footnote?