Academic Terms
to offer evidence to support your point
The dogs were barking loudly at Angela and _______ .
language that is not meant to be taken literally, or word for word
figurative language
The narrator is a character in the story but the reader can only find out what this character sees, feels, or thinks.
first person
What is the name of the fast kid in the movie “The Incredibles”?
Dash
to arrange or put in order
organize
Vanessa and ______ would like to play a game of cards with you.
I
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances
(from As You Like It by William Shakespeare)
metaphor
The narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you. ' T
second person
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
to provide reasons for what happened
explain
Michael found Rebecca and _____ at the library today.
me
figurative language in which nonhuman things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities
personification
The narrator is not a character in the story but tells the story from the viewpoint of one character.
third person limited
According to legend, what lumberjack dug the Grand Canyon?
Paul Bunyon
to change in form
transform
Anna and _____ had to leave the play early.
I
words that imitate, or sound like, the actions they describe Examples: bang, slurp, ping, slam, hiss, squish
Onomatopoeia
The narrator is not a character in the story but the reader can see into the minds of all the characters.
third person omniscient
What was the largest gift given to the United States on its 100-year anniversary of Independence?
Statue of Liberty
to retell the key details of a story
summarize
She didn't want to sit next to Katherine and ______ .
me
the repetition of a sound at the beginning of words.
alliteration
The narrator is not a character in the story and can only tell the reader what is being said and done.
third person objective
How many months have 28 days?
They all do!