Literary Elements
What is a short version of a longer piece of writing that highlights the main ideas called?
summary
What is it called when you compare two things using the words "like" or "as"?
simile
True or false: A claim is a fact.
False. It is an opinion that can be argued.
What is the name of Mrs. Ford's baby girl?
Reece
What is an adjective?
a describing word (fuzzy, bright, purple)
What is the most important idea in a passage or text called?
main idea or central idea
What is a metaphor?
when you compare two things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"?
What does it mean to annotate a text?
Make notes on parts of the text that you find important.
What high school did Mr. R go to? (hint: it's around here and he did not go to Owego)
Vestal
What is first person point of view?
the narrator is the character in the story. (I, me, my)
What is plot?
sequence of events in a story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
What is it called when you give an inanimate object (not human) human-like characterisitics?
personification
What should you include in your writing before writing a quote? (hint: not talking about quotation marks)
Introduce the quote with a transition word. (For example, Also, The author says)
What kind of pet does Mr. R have?
Rat
What are the two types of conflict?
internal and external
What is the lesson or message of the story called? (ex: never judge a book by its cover)
theme
What is it called when you use an exaggeration?
hyperbole
What does "reasoning" mean when writing your claim paragraph? (analysis)
Your reasoning explains why you picked your text evidence and how it supports your claim
What is Mrs. Ford's dog named?
Rosie
A word that looks like the sound it makes (boom, pop, slam)
Onomatopoeia
What is mood in literature?
how a reader (YOU) feels about the text
what is the repetition of similar sounds at the start of words that appear close together?(sally sold seashells by the seashore)
alliteration
What is the format you use when writing a claim paragraph?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Evidence, Reasoning
Where did Mr. R go to college to become a teacher?
Elmira College
What is it called when an object or color has a deeper meaning?
symbolism