Vocabulary
What is a synonym for tone?
Attitude or mood
What are the five main types of text structures?
Descriptive, Sequential/Chronological, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, and Problem and Solution
The main enemy or rival of the story
Antagonist
Define a metaphor.
Which figure of speech compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as," stating that one thing is another?
Define the Authors purpose
The reason why the author wrote this part of the story
What is a simile?
Comparing two unlike things using like or as.
First, Next, After, Then and Lastly are words used in what text structure
Sequential/Chronological Order
Central character who pushes a story forward
Protagonist
The old house was a skeletal finger against the storm. Inside, the silence was quiet and empty. The heavy winds hit against the door with cracks on it.
What is the metaphor in the story?
"The old house was a skeletal finger against the storm"
Dusty attic. Old journal. Grandma's words: not pain, but joy. Laughter, gardens, warm hands. I’d forgotten. Thought forgetting helped. Wrong. Memories aren't ghosts, they're seeds.
Why did the Author write this story?
To persuade
What does personification mean
Giving non-human things human characteristics
In contrast, On the other hand, however and conversely are used in what text structure
Compare and Contrast
In what point of view does the narrator only reveal the thoughts and feelings of one character?
Third person limited
The city was a concrete jungle, its towering buildings steel teeth against the fading sky. Rain fell, a silver curtain blurring the neon lights. Inside his tiny apartment, Marco's heart was a clenched fist, tight with worry.
"The city was a concrete jungle"
Hummingbirds, tiny iridescent birds, hover using rapid, figure-eight wing movements. They fuel their high-energy lifestyle with nectar, extracted by long beaks and specialized tongues. Though known for nectar, they also eat insects for protein. As pollinators, they're essential to plant reproduction.
Why did Author write this story?
To inform
What is an external conflict
A struggle that occurs between a character and an outside force.
Amelia loved her weekly trips to the library. She always checked out a tall stack of adventure novels and mysteries. But this week, disaster struck! When she went to return her books, three of them were missing. Panic set in. The library charged late fees, and worse, she'd disappointed the librarians who always trusted her.
What text structure is the story.
Problem and Solution
Which point of view allows the narrator to know and share the thoughts and feelings of all characters in a story?
Third person omniscient
Clara's life felt like a silent, dusty radio, its dials frozen. Seeking a lost recipe, she found the radio in the attic. Turning the stiff dial, static hissed, then a faint melody emerged. She realized, like the radio, though covered in life's noise, her own song was still there, waiting to be tuned in.
What is the metaphor in the story?
Clara's life is like an old, broken radio.
Pablo, the lighthouse keeper, interpreted the seagull's upset behavior as a distress signal. He navigated the risky seas to rescue two fishermen from a storm-damaged vessel. Upon their return, he acknowledged the gulls' crucial role in the successful rescue.
What is the authors purpose for writing this story?
To entertain
What is a flashback
when a story jumps back in time to show something that happened earlier.
Carlos was in a rush. He'd just finished making a huge batch of his famous chili for the neighborhood potluck, and he needed to get it into the fridge to chill. He carefully placed the large pot inside, closed the door, and then, remembering he was late, dashed out of the house, grabbing his keys and phone. He didn't notice the fridge door hadn't fully closed.
Cause and Effect
Which literary technique directly addresses the reader or character as "you," placing them within the narrative?
Second Person
The map promised "Singing Stones," a grandmother's dying wish. Elara, a city dweller, followed it into the wilderness. The stones, ancient and carved, hummed at sunset, a melody deep in her soul. She understood: her life, like the stones, was a vessel for a larger, resonating song.
What is the metaphor in the story?
her life, like the stones, was a vessel for a larger, resonating song.
Rain streaked the window, blurring the city lights. Inside, he held the worn photograph, her smile a ghost in the fading light. A sigh, heavy with unspoken words, filled the empty room.
What is the Author's purpose
To express emotions or feelings