Poetic Devices
Literary Terms
Annotation
Text Types
CER/Essay Format
100

This is when you compare two things, using "like" or "as"

What is a simile

100

The underlying message or central idea of a story

What is Theme

100

What does this represent in annotation?: ...

What is a Predicition

100

This kind of writing is about things that have never happened, and can be categorized under numerous genres like Fantasy, Romance and Science Fiction.

What is fiction

100

What punctuation marks need to surround your evidence?

What are Quotation Marks

200

This is when you give human traits to non-human things

What is Personification

200

Figurative language that evokes a mental image or other kinds of sense impressions

What is Imagery

200

When you something stops you while you're reading, what is most likely happening?

What is Noticing

200

What is a secondary title called before a specific chunk of text?

What is a Subtitle

200

This part of the CER format is where you connect your evidence to your stance on a writing prompt.

What is Reasoning

300

This is what organized groups of lines are called in poetry

What are Stanzas

300

Giving of human traits to nonhuman things in literature.

What is Personification

300

What symbol should be used to denote questions?

What is a Question Mark

300

What are the dots called that organize key ideas in a informational text?

What are Bullet Points

300

This is what it is called when you use a phrase to introduce your outside evidence.

What is Anchoring

400

This is when objects, colors, etc. represent a deeper idea

What is Symbolism

400

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, introduced by like or as

What is a Simile

400

What graphic organizer could you use to compare and contrast two articles?

What is a Venn Diagram

400

This type of writing helps to convert accurate information in an easy to consume way.

What is Informational Writing

400

What should your Claim do?

What is Restate to and Answer The Prompt

500

This is when two un-alike things are compared, using "is".

What is Metaphor

500

The words an author, narrator, or character chooses to use in a literary work

What is Diction

500

What are the three basic steps of annotating a text?

What is Noticing, Wondering and Speculating

500

This type of writing is done to try and persuade someone to see things from your perspective?

What is Argumentative Writing

500

How many 4-6 sentence paragraphs should your essay be?

What is Three Paragraphs

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