Figurative Language
When a word is spelled the way it sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
What is the technique called when you read the questions first?
What is previewing?
The plot of a story
What is central/main idea?
The most exciting part of a story
What is the climax?
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects
What is personification?
Writing prompt asks for similarities and differences between two things. To plan for this writing, I would create a _____________
What is a venn diagram?
How an author writes a piece.
What is point of view?
The "fight" in a story
What is a conflict?
Two types of figurative language that compare things
What are similes and metaphors?
The numbers on the margins of a reading passage
What are paragraph numbers?
The lens through which the reader understands the story as displayed through the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of a character.
What is perspective?
The name for a character that opposes or is in conflict with the main character.
What is the antagonist?
Phrases that don’t match their literal meaning. They are used figuratively
What is an idiom?
Writing prompt asks you to write about the reasons leading up to and the outcomes of a certain event. You would create a ______________ graphic organizer.
What is cause and effect?
Like the "paragraph" of a poem
What is a stanza?
The message or lesson of a story that can be applied to real life.
What is theme?
A reference to something famous (usually another piece of literature or something from pop culture)
What is an allusion?
What is (author's last name #)?
A section of a larger text that is pulled out for analysis.
What is an excerpt or passage?
Why an author writes a specific piece / what their goal is in writing the piece and sharing it with the world.
What is author's purpose?