The Words You Need to Know
Even More Words You Need to Know
What's that Genre?
Poet and Didn't Know It!
Loving Literary Language
100
A complete sentence that tells what the selection is about.
What is main idea?
100
Figuring out a word based on how it's used in the sentence or clues in the sentence.
What is Context Clues?
100
A story about an individual written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
100
A comparison of two objects using the words like or as.
What is simile?
100
When the author gives you a clue to future events in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
The message the author wants you to get from his or her work.
What is theme?
200
Text that is true that explains events, procedures, or ideas.
What is nonfiction or informational text?
200
A story written about an individual by someone other than that person.
What is a biography?
200
The pattern of rhyming lines in poetry.
What is rhyme scheme?
200
Words or groups of words that are meant to represent something other than their literal meaning.
What is figurative language?
300
A paragraph to retell in the short version.
What is summarize?
300
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
300
A type of writing that is filled with figurative language and has more emotion and imagery than prose.
What is poetry?
300
Paragraphs in poetry.
What is a stanza?
300
The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
400
To figure out based on your knowledge and the author's words.
What is infer?
400
The main problem in a story.
What is conflict?
400
A story that is true.
What is non-fiction?
400
A three line Japanese verse form.
What is haiku?
400
What the passage or story is generally about.
What is main idea?
500
The reason something happens.
What is cause?
500
The most exciting part of a story when the conflict is about to be solved.
What is climax?
500
A story based on a historical event that contains characters that are make-believe.
What is historical fiction?
500
Poetry written in a certain shape that relates to the content of the poem.
What is concrete poetry?
500
Writing that is meant to be performed.
What is drama?
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