🏆Writing
What do we call the main point of a paragraph or essay?
Claim / thesis
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
Stanza
What is tone?
The author’s attitude toward the subject
What is the main problem or struggle in a story called?
Conflict
What skill helps a reader figure out meaning using clues from the text and what they already know?
Inference
What part of a paragraph explains the text evidence?
analysis
What is rhyme scheme?
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem
Which figurative language compares using “like” or “as”?
Simile
Which point of view uses “I” or “we”?
First Person
In which point of view does the narrator know the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story?
Third-person omniscient
List the 3 sentences that MUST be included in the Introduction Paragraph.
Hook
Bridge
Thesis
What do poets use imagery for?
To help readers visualize and feel emotions
Which term gives human traits to nonhuman things?
Personification
What term describes a character who stays the same?
Static character
What are the 3 author purposes for writing?
To inform, entertain, or persuade
What is a THESIS STATEMENT?
The most important sentence in an essay. It tells the reader exactly what the paper will be about and what argument the writer plans to prove.
True or False: A theme can be supported by characters’ actions.
TRUE
Tone describes the author’s attitude, while mood describes the _______.
Reader’s feelings
What is the ending that explains how the conflict is resolved?
Resolution
What text structure lists events in time order?
Chronological
Explain how to write a CONCLUSION paragraph.
Restate the thesis
Summarize Key Points
End with a final thought / message
What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables called?
Rhythm
How does figurative language affect tone?
It creates mood and emotion
The theme of a story is the _______ or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.
Message
What is the literary technique: when the author hints at events that will happen later
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