Figurative Language
Point of View
ELA skills
Miscellaneous
Literary Elements
100
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile
100
When the author places the reader into the story using "you" usually found in How to manuals
What is "second person"
100
What the article or story is mostly about
What is the main idea
100
A word part that is added to the beginning of a base word
What is a prefix
100
A unit of lines grouped together
What is a stanza
200
What is an exaggeration
What is hyperbole
200
Story is told from one character's point of view and utilizes "I"
What is "first person"
200
Specific information used to support the major idea
What are supporting details
200
A word that is attached to the end of a base word
What is a suffix
200
The message the wants to convey
What is the theme
300
When an object stands for something else
What is symbolism
300
The narrator focuses on one character's point of view and utilizes "he" or "she"
What is "third person limited"
300
When you combine clues to make a judgement
What is drawing conclusions
300
What do the initials T.A.G. stand for
What is Take the question to start your answer, Answer just the question asked and Give at least three details
300
The authors attitude toward the subject
What is tone
400
When a series of words have the same initial consonant
What is alliteration
400
An "all knowing" narrator who watches the entire scene and reveals the thoughts of all the characters
What is "third person omniscient"
400
When words in sentence or passage gives a hint to a word's meaning
What is context clues
400
Information that is important in a passage is called
What is Relevant information
400
The word choice that is used in a piece of writing
What is diction
500
When words in the statement contradict each other
What is an oxymoron
500
The person telling the story
What is the narrator
500
When you look at the similarities and differences
What is to compare and contrast
500
List the three reasons why an author writes
What are: Persuade, Inform and Entertain
500
The feeling created by a piece of writing
What is mood
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