Vocabulary
Poetry
Fiction
Drama
Non Fiction
100
"It sure would be peculiar to see that!" What does the word "peculiar" mean?
unusual
100
What makes a poem lyrical?
Rhyme and rhythm. It also tells a story.
100
What is the "wanted?"
The goal or what the character wants.
100
What are characters played by?
Actors.
100
What is main idea?
What the story is mostly about.
200
What does "fuels" mean?
Something that can be burned for energy.
200
What is a stanza?
A group of lines.
200
What is the setting?
Where the story takes place.
200
How are dramas organized?
Acts.
200
What are supporting details?
Text that supports the main idea.
300
What does suspicious mean?
Sketchy.
300
What makes a poem free verse?
No rules.
300
What is the resolution?
The solution or the finally.
300
What shows the setting?
Scenes.
300
What is sequence?
The order of text.
400
Address: noun 1. a speech or written statement 2. a direction as to the intended recipient 3. the place where a person can be reached. 4 . manner of speaking to persons; personal bearing in conversation. President Lincoln gave African Americans their freedom when he spoke the Gettysburg Address.
Meaning 1
400
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things by saying one is the other.
400
"Her eyes went wide and her mouth gaped open." What emotion is being described?
Shock.
400
What is it called when characters are talking?
Dialogue.
400
Name one thing you can do to figure out the main idea.
Look at anchor chart!
500
Flexible adjective 1. easily bent 2. adaptable 3. pliable Chimpanzees are very flexible in the wild, they can use many tools to help them.
Meaning 2
500
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using like or as.
500
What is it called when you take what the text says and combine it with what you know to come to a conclusion?
Inferencing.
500
How is the font for stage directions usually displayed?
italics
500
Name one way non fiction text can be organized.
Comparing, sequence, cause-and-effect
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