Reading Prose and Poetry
The number of lines in a sonnet.
What is 14.
To inform.
What is the purpose of informational texts?
This is used for emphasis and does not require an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
This means to carefully assess and make a judgement about something, like a text.
What is evaluate?
The meaning of the prefix "micro".
What is very small?
The type of figurative language used in the following lines:
“And the plane to the pine-tree is whispering some tale of love
Till it rustles with laughter and tosses its mantle of green,”
What is personification?
These are Signal words for contrasting.
What is different, more than, less than, not like.
This is repeating words or phrases for emphasis
What is repetition?
This is a conclusion reached by a reader or listener based on information that is not explicitly stated in the text or speech, but is implied or suggested.
What is an Inference?
The prefix that generally means "life".
What is "bio"
This is descriptive language used to convey meaning in a way that differs from the literal meaning.
What is figurative language?
These Signal words for sequencing.
What are first, next, then, last, after, second...?
This refers to words that evoke a mental picture in the reader's or listener's mind, often appealing to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).
What is imagery?
This refers to specific pieces of information, facts, or features that support, explain, or clarify a main idea, character, setting, or event in a piece of writing or text
What are "details" or "evidence"?
It's the meaning of the prefix "hyper".
What is over, above, or beyond?
It's the narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
What is point of view?
This is the purpose of the text. The Eiffel Tower is a beautiful sight to see at night, however many tourists who come to the area of the Eiffel Tower at night fall victim to pickpockets. Pickpockets distract tourists and then proceed to take their valuables. To protect yourself against this crime, you should not carry valuables openly and if you do, they should be kept in a secure place, for example you can keep money in your sock or shoe. (1word)
What is to inform?
"The world is a stage." is an example of this type of rhetoric.
What is a metaphor?
This is the central point or main argument an author makes in their writing, often presented as a thesis statement.
What is a claim?
The suffix means "a person who preforms an action".
What is -er or -or?
It's the main message or idea in a piece of writing.
What is theme?
This is the central idea of this passage. The Eiffel Tower is a beautiful sight to see at night, however many tourists who come to the area of the Eiffel Tower at night fall victim to pickpockets. Pickpockets distract tourists and then proceed to take their valuables. To protect yourself against this crime, you should not carry valuables openly and if you do, they should be kept in a secure place, for example you can keep money in your sock or shoe.
"Yay! Another testing day!" is an example of this type of rhetoric.
What is verbal irony?
This is the methods an author uses to reveal information about a character, including their physical traits, personality, thoughts, and actions
What is charaterization?
The suffix which indicates the act of doing something.
What is -tion?