Figurative Language
What is personification?
When human qualities, emotions, or actions are given to non-human objects or abstract ideas.
The perspective of a story/text.
Author's point of view
The type of informational text that states what is happening and what could be done to help the situation.
problem and solution
Setting
Where the story takes place
The opposite of protagonist
Antagonist
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate the natural sound of the thing they describe.
What words would be used in second person point of view.
you, yours
The informational text structure that is in order of when the events happened.
sequential/chronological
Characters
The people in the story.
The main character in a story.
Protagonist
Dramatic Irony
Every proper noun begins with this.
A capital letter
Explain what it means to compare and contrast.
Compare= similar
Contrast= difference
The narrator
The person telling the story
The part of a story where the problem is solved.
Climax
Figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
When you are able to draw your own conclusions or ideas from a reading, you are making __________.
What are Inferences.
What is a subheading in an information text?
A secondary title or mini-headline placed under a main heading.
(Used to divide content into smaller, scannable sections, break down larger topics into specific subtopics, and guide the reader through the text)
Foreshadowing
when the author gives hints in the story about what will happen next
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
A common phrase or expression with a figurative meaning that cannot be understood just by looking at the literal definitions of the individual words.
Idiom
An example of the type of conflict: Person vs. technology
An example where technology is causing a problem
What is cause and effect?
Shows how one event leads to another.
When something goes wrong for the characters of the story, it's called the...
complication/problem
Theme.
The message the author is trying to get across.