Figurative Language
Poetry
Literary Terms
Stages of Plot
Reading Skills
100
a comparison between 2 things using the words like, as or than
What is a simile?
100
a poem: 5 lines AABBA rhyming format starts out "There Once Was A..." or "There Was A..." 8 syllables, 8 syllables 5 syllables, 5 syllables, 8 syllables funny or silly topic
What is a limerick?
100
internal conflict- struggles inside of a character's mind external conflict- struggles outside of a character's mind
What are internal and external conflicts?
100
introduces the characters and the setting
What is exposition?
100
entertain persuade share thoughts inform
What are the 4 author's purposes for writing?
200
a comparison between 2 things without using the words like, as, or than
What is a metaphor?
200
poem: 3 lines about nature doesn't rhyme from Japan originally 7 syllables 5 syllables 7 syllables
What is a haiku?
200
plot- the things that happen in a story, the action main characters- the most important characters, the story is about them minor characters- the characters that are not as important to the story setting- the time and place of a story (often includes weather)
What are main characters, minor characters, setting and plot?
200
when the conflict gets worst and the suspense builds
What is rising action?
200
for information for pleasure
What are the 2 purposes for reading?
300
when an author or poet gives human-like qualities to something that isn't human
What is personification?
300
a poem: doesn't have to rhyme can be long or short, no rules about length can be about any topic no rules- it's free!
What is free-verse?
300
when the author gives you hints about what's coming next in a story
What is foreshaddowing?
300
the most exciting part of the story, the main conflict
What is the climax?
300
logical guesses about the character and events in a story
What are inferences?
400
sensory descriptions, descriptions of what things look like, feel like, smell like, sound like, taste like. descriptions you can picture in your mind
What is imagery
400
when we don't know who the author is because they didn't give their name, or it got lost over time
What is anonymous?
400
the main idea is what the story is all about, it's also called "the key idea", it can usually be summed up in one sentence
What is main idea?
400
when the conflict is solved and things start to slow down in the story
What is falling action?
400
when you guess what's going to happen next in a story
What are predictions?
500
a group of lines in a poem, a phrase
What is a stanza?
500
when loose ends are tied up, all the reader's questions are answered and the story comes to an end
What is resolution?
500
ask questions take notes re-read
How do you monitor your reading/understanding?
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