FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Language that cannot be taken literally. (ex - "you're pulling my leg, right?).
Figurative Language
A conclusion based off reasoning and facts
What is an inference?
What is the best definition of THEME?
a)A universal truth, lesson about life, or idea that the author wants to express.
A universal truth, lesson about life, or idea that the author wants to express.
Writing that aims to present ideas and evoke an emotional experience in the reader through the use of meter, imagery, and sometimes rhyme.
Poetry
When the narrator of t he story uses "I" to describe events. (ex - "I went down my back steps and there, in front of me, was the thing that terrified me.")
First Person
a play for theater, radio, or television.
Drama
A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used (e.g. She eats like a bird.)
Simile
Evidence that directly stated
Explicit
a)There are many ways to make yourself feel better. b)Sometimes people feel sad.
c)We're not always happy.
There are many ways to make yourself feel better.
to speak in words or phrases with the same ending sound or to create a written piece out of such phrases. An example of rhyme is to say the words "bike" and "like."
rhyme
A perspective that presents the events of the story from outside of any single character's perception.
Third Person
Name three types of folk tales.
Tall tale, myth, legend
Writing that compares or describes without using 'like' or 'as'. (ex. -the man is a bulldozer;nothing can move him.)
Metaphor
What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?
Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.
Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?
a)using your own words
exact words from the text
The pattern of rhyme in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
A form of writing where the author is "all-knowing" and can share each character's thoughts or past.
Omniscient
highly imaginative fiction that uses strange or unusual characters, setting and plot: dragons, magic, elves, etc...
Fantasy
The use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning. (ex. - "hiss" or "meow")
Onomatopoeia
The Recreation Center is only open through Sundays-Thursdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Jackson wanted to play basketball there.
Based on the passage, at which time would Jackson be allowed to play basketball?
a)At 9:30 p.m. on Thursday
b)At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday
At 9:00 a.m. on Monday
Life is short; make the most of it
A row of words in a poem; marked by numbers
line
A word or group of words in writing which speaks to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell.
Imagery/Sensory Language
Writing which tells a story or relates events or dialogue
Narrative
Something non-human which is given human qualities or human form (ex. Flowers danced about the lawn.)
Personification
It's a good thing we were all wearing seat belts when the turbulence hit.
Based on the text, which of the following most likely happened?
a)There are not enough details to answer the question.
A plane had gone through a terrible storm.
Conversation between characters
Dialogue
The beat of a poem
Rhythm
A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or actual statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances.
Inference
A story intended to teach a moral lesson. Animals with human characteristics often serve as characters.
Fable
An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds")
Idiom
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
What type of person is Alice?
a)Messy and sloppy
Clean and Controlling
What text features can give you a clue of what the central idea is?
a)Headings
All of these
When a word or phrase is used more than once for emphasis
Repetition
The overall message, statement, observation or life lesson of a piece of literature including poetry.
Theme
a literary genre where the story takes place in the past
Historical Fiction
An exaggeration or overstatement (ex-I was so embarrassed I could have died.)
Hyperbole
Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:
The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.
a)The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.
It is important to be able to separate the author's main ideas from his or her supporting details in order to determine central idea or to write a summary.
True
False
true
Words that repeat beginning consonant sounds (Ted tiptoed toward two tiny trees.)
Alliteration
The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning, often sarcastically.
Irony
Short stories featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and spirits.
Fairy Tale