Literature
Non-Fiction
Poetry
ELA VOCAB
Test vocab
100
When an author writes in subtle clues about future events in the story, this is called _____________
What is foreshadowing
100
What form of non-fiction writing did we just complete?
What is Argumentative writing
100
What is the term for the feeling that the reader is supposed to have while reading a poem or other work of literature?
What is Mood
100
The central idea or topic of a reading selection is called the ________________
What is Main Idea
100
To study and make a judgement about
What is Evaluate
200
Cupid and Psyche is an example of ________, which led to the creation of the __________ Beauty and the Beast
What is mythology, fairy tale
200
What is the part of an argument called when the writer acknowledges a point from the opposing side?
What is the Counter Claim?
200
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players, they have their exits and their entrances." This is an example of ____________
What is A Metaphor
200
Details about a character's personality (rather than looks) are known as _________________________
What is Internal Character Traits
200
To add onto, build up, or increase
What is Develop
300
What kind of point of view was "Forged by Fire" narrated in?
What is Third person
300
What is a type of non-fiction writing that is written in 2nd-person point of view?
What is recipes/how-to's/instructions
300
"Why is the willow weeping" is an example of which TWO literary devices?
What is alliteration and personification
300
The type of point of view where the narrator is also a character in the story
What is First Person
300
To reduce and condense the most important information about a piece of writing into one short paragraph.
What is summarize
400
What is an example of an inference that we read while reading in anything that we read this year?
What is (many acceptable answers)
400
Name one of the 5 different types of non-fiction "text structures" that we studied.
What is compare/contrast, problem/solution, how-to, informative, persuasive
400
The pattern of rhyming in a poem is called the _____________________________
What is Rhyme Scheme
400
When writing an argument, your position must be supported with __________
What is Evidence
400
A conversation of piece of writing that presents facts and evidence that supports one side of an issue
What is an argument
500
What is an example of irony that you know of from anything we read this year?
What is (many acceptable answers)
500
What is the purpose of using bullet points within a non-fiction article/text
What is to set apart and emphasize important information
500
Similes, metaphors, and personification are all types of ______________________
What is Figurative Language
500
The type of point of view where the narrator is NOT a character in the story and the narrator has access to all of the character's thoughts
What is Third Person Omniscient
500
To study information in order to find out what it means or why it is important
What is to analyze
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