EOG Vocabulary
The term for stating what the text is, "mainly about"
What is Main Idea
PASSAGE 2: Three Flower Petals
What literary element does this author use to describe the girl within the poem?
What is Imagery
PASSAGE 4:The Tendrils Fate
According to line 23, what can we infer "lo" means based on the context of the poem?
What is An Interjection (meaning to look, see, or behold)
What is 3rd Person Point of View
The way that poems are constructed, what poetry is organized by, a group of lines that are collected together
What is a Stanza
A term that classifies as the reader's feelings or emotions in response to a text
What is Mood
PASSAGE 1: Autumn Hue's
What is the author trying to convey of this text? (to Inform, Persuade, or Entertain) about . . .
What is to Inform an audience about how the colors on leaves change and the process for how it occurs.
"Her eyes like the blue of the sky"
What is a Simile
The name for when a decision is made or an answer is determined AFTER reading and connecting information
What is A Conclusion
The order of events in chronological order, a timeline of the story
What is Sequence
The phrase that represents why the author wrote the passage, usually categorized to entertain, persuade, or inform an audience
What is Author's Purpose
Read the paragraph below.
Many people, including some teenagers , seem to be tired all the time. The reason could be that their internal clocks are different than others.
Is the following text using facts or opinions?
What is Opinion
PASSAGE 2: Three Flower Petals
What type of figurative language is being used in the line:
"Something to keep for a charm in my heart- A little sweet girl in a garden gate,"
What is Alliteration
A name for when an author takes an object and uses it to represent something bigger than itself, usually a more abstract concept (Ex. freedom, love, courage)
What is Symbolism
What is Compare and Contrast
A term that represents another label for the main character of a story, referred to as the hero
What is Protagonist
PASSAGE 3:
What can we infer about the author's purpose of this text? (to Inform, Persuade, or Entertain) about. . .
What is to Inform (and Persuade) about the importance of protecting the wildlife.
PASSAGE 4:The Tendrils Fate
Read the following line from "The Tendrils Fate"
"How foolish your songs!" said a lump of clay, "What is there I ask, to prove them?"
What is Personification
PASSAGE 2: Three Flower Petals
How do the details in the first stanza help convey the theme of the poem?
a. by describing the sun
b. by describing the animals
c. by describing the girls enjoyment
d. by describing the time of the speakers flashback.
What is C - By describing the girls enjoyment.
Examples:
"Laughing she may in the gold suns light"
"Laughing she lays on the stone that stands"
Another name for the narrator in the text, often seen in literature or poetry
What is The Speaker
A dramatic effect that occurs on characters within the story or a story's plot
What is a Impact
PASSAGE 5:Stargazing in the Digital Age
What can we infer about the author's purpose of this text? (to Inform, Persuade, or Entertain) about. . .
What is to Persuade/Inform (about a star gazing app)
Read the following line from "The First American Cotton Mill" :
"The first American Cotton Mill began operation on December 20th, 1790. The mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, had water-powered machinery for carding and spinning cotton."
What can we classify this line as ...
What is A Fact
This is an expression that is shared to communicate something figuratively, is not to be taken literally.
What is an Idiom
They are situated at the beginning of paragraphs, usually done to inform the content that is addressed within the paragraph, common in informational texts
What is a Subheading/Subtitle