Poetry
This type of poem has 5 lines and usually follows an AABBA rhyme pattern, often telling a funny story.
What is limerick?
This text structure tells events in the order they happened, often using words like “first,” “next,” and “last.”
What is chronological?
This type of figurative language compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is simile?
These are words that describe a character’s personality, such as brave, honest, or selfish.
What is character traits?
This is the lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn.
What is theme?
This type of poem has 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern and often focuses on nature.
What is Haiku?
This structure explains why something happened and what happened as a result.
What is Cause and Effect?
This type of figurative language gives human traits or feelings to animals or objects.
What is personification?
This is the problem or struggle a character faces that often leads to change.
What is conflict?
This is NOT the theme, but what the story is mostly about in just a few words.
What is topic?
This type of poem does not follow a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm and allows the writer to express ideas freely.
What is a free verse?
This text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things by without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
This refers to how a character changes, grows, or learns a lesson throughout a story.
What is character development?
Themes are usually not stated directly and must be figured out using this from the story.
What is evidence?
This type of poetry includes lines that follow a consistent rhyme pattern, like ABAB or AABB.
What is Rhymed Verse?
This text structure uses clue words like “because,” “so,” and “as a result” to show how one event leads to another.
What is cause and effect?
This figurative language uses exaggeration to make something seem bigger, better, or more dramatic than it really is.
What is a hyperbole?
This explains why a character acts a certain way or makes a decision in a story.
What is motivation?
“Always tell the truth” and “Friendship is important” are examples of this.
What is theme?
This poem has five lines: the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines share a different rhyme.
What is a limerick?
This text structure may use words like “both,” “however,” and “on the other hand” to show similarities and differences between ideas.
What is compare and contrast?
This type of figurative language is a phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words, like “it’s raining cats and dogs.”
What is an idiom?
This is how a character thinks or feels about what is happening in the story.
What is character perspective?
This must support your idea of the theme by using details from the story.
What is text evidence?