Elements of Poetry
These are words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas
Rhyming Words
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
To describe how things are alike and different.
Compare and Contrast
What is the first thing you should do in order to figure out the Author's Purpose?
Think about the genre.
The emotions and feelings of the reader while reading the text.
Mood
This is a group of lines within a poem.
Stanza
An expression that means something different from the meanings of its individual words.
Idiom
To explain event in a time order or order of importance.
Sequential/ Logical Order
When the author wants you to think or act in a certain way.
Persuade
Vocabulary, precise nouns, sensory words and vivid verbs that make the text more interesting are called what?
Language
This is where each line of text ends.
Line Break
A play on words that uses two words that sound alike, or different meanings of the same word, to make a funny statement.
A Pun
This Text Structure uses transitional words such as problem, solution, in light of, propose and suggest.
Problem/Solution
When the author wants the readers to enjoy a story.
Entertain
This is a short, funny, or interesting story related to a character or events.
Anecdote
The same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines is called what?
Alliteration
Gives human qualities or characteristics to an animal or object.
Personification
To explain what happened and why it happened.
Cause/Effect
When the author wants to share information about a topic.
Inform
Exaggerations that make things sound bigger, better, or more than what they truly are.
Hyperbole
A word that imitates the sound it represents, like buzz and thud.
Onomatopoeia
Words authors use to appeal to readers' senses and help them feel what characters feel.
Sensory Words/ Imagery
This Text Structure uses the transitional words before, first, next, last, after, finally and most importantly.
Sequential/ Logical Order
What are the 3 reasons why an author writes a book/article?
To persuade, inform and entertain.
"That's the best idea I have ever heard in my life!" is an example of what Author's Craft?
Hyperbole