Parts of a text that can help you locate information and identify the main idea and supporting details is called _____________________.
What is TEXT FEATURES
100
Where and when the story takes place
What is SETTING
100
Music like a curve of gold is an example of
What is SIMILE
100
What the passage is mostly about?
What is MAIN IDEA
100
In poetry, the lines are arranged into groups or small, little paragraphs. These are called __________
What is STANZAS
200
The TITLE of a passage and its _______________ and ____________________ give hints about the main idea and supporting details.
What is HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS
200
The sequence of events that happen in the story
What is PLOT
200
A ____________ is something concrete that represents something more than an itself.
What is SYMBOL
200
The important pieces of information that supports or explains the main idea is called
What is DETAILS
200
The ______________ in a poem is the voice that talks to the reader.
What is SPEAKER
300
_________________ are pictures that help explain information or ideas in a text.
What is ILLUSTRATIONS
300
A problem that the characters must grapple with and eventually resolve or solve is called.....
What is CONFLICT
300
That stretch limousine is as long as an ocean liner. This is an example of
What is HYPERBOLE or SIMILE
300
Using details from text plus you own knowledge to understand ideas
What is MAKING INFERENCES
300
This type of figurative language is used a lot in poetry. It is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. For example, "Is the slim curved crook of the moon tonight?" This is called _____________
What is ALLITERATION
400
_______________ gives information related to the topic of a text. It usually gives one or two facts or ideas about the main idea or topic.
What is BOXED TEXT
400
The most interesting part of a story
What is CLIMAX
400
Spring comes in on tiptoe,
where her feet touch the earth, flowers bloom.
This is an example of _________________.
What is PERSONIFICATION
400
The central message expressed in a story.
What is THEME
400
_________________ is the language that appeals to the five senses -- sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
What is IMAGERY
500
This gives information about the pictures in a text.
What is CAPTIONS
500
This is the part of the conflict that brings the story to its conclusion.
What is RESOLUTION
500
Writers use ________________ to suggest an idea that is not directly stated. For example, in a poem a red rose could mean love.
What is SYMBOLISM
500
When answering questions about main ideas and themes, remember to ________________ and make predictions.
What is PREVIEW THE PASSAGE
500
______________ gives poems a musical quality, but they can also create a mood and emphasize important ideas or words.