Literary Terms
This is the moral of the story.
Theme
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?
End
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The flower was soft as silk. a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole
Simile
In order to find the main idea of a passage, you first must look here.
Topic/first sentence and title
This is considered the turning point of the story/the most exciting part of the story.
Climax
Where are you going? Which words in this sentence are VERBS?
are, going
Identify the parts of speech in the sentence.
The weather in Virginia is very bipolar.
Noun- Weather, Virginia
Prepostion- in
Adverb- very
The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
This is a paragraph in a poem.
Stanza
I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?
Awfully
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Not
What is the Japanese poem that is often about nature called? How many lines and syallbles does it have?
Haiku, 3 lines, 5 7 5
What is a summary?
Shorten version of the passage that has the main idea.
What are the three forms of authors purpose
Inform,entertain,persuade
I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?
Obnoxious
What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
What written source would I use to find a synonym or antonym for the word 'good'
Thesaurus
This tells you the setting and the main characters that are introduced at the beginning of the story.
Exposition
What is the authors attitude called
Tone
This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.
Proper Noun
Identify prefix in the word below: Biography
What does it mean?
Bio means life
What pronouns are used by the narrator in first person point of view?
I, my, me
There are five types of text structures. Name them.
problem/solution, cause & effect, chronological order, compare & contrast, and sequence?