Reading Elements 1
the important events that happen in a story.
plot/events
the life lesson or central message that can be learned from a story.
theme
What type of figurative language is:
The frog splashed into the pond.
onomatopoeia
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
noun
This character tried to poison Percy with a scorpion.
Luke
the main problem or obstacle the characters face in a story.
conflict
where and when a story takes place; background details.
setting
What type of figurative language is:
Laughter is the best medicine.
metaphor
What part of speech is an action word?
verb
This character sunk a casino boat for dumping sewage into the ocean water.
the author gives clues or hints about what will happen later in a story.
foreshadowing
the author’s reason for writing a text (persuade, inform, entertain)
author's purpose
What type of figurative language is:
That song is the worst thing I have ever heard.
hyperbole
What do you call a sentence that has too many thoughts or too much information in it?
run-on sentence
This character went insane and ended up in an asylum after being trapped by rats in a lighthouse.
Le Gleo
a sentence that tells what the text as a whole is mostly about.
central idea
how two characters communicate with each other in a story.
character interactions
What type of figurative language is:
Unfortunately, when she stepped on the Lego, her foot cried.
personification
What do you call an incomplete sentence?
sentence fragment
This character is the Greek God of thieves and is also known as the messenger god.
Hermes
how a character’s actions, thoughts, or feelings change in a story.
character development
a statement about the text the author believes is true and tries to prove using key details in the text.
author's claim or argument
What type of figurative language is:
My parents expect me to do everything by the book.
idiom
What part of speech are words the describe a verb? (examples: quickly, kindly, extremely)
adverb
This character was a mythical creature that attacked Percy while on the top of the St. Louis Arch.
Chimera