Poetry
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
What is a rhyme?
The CAUSE in the following sentence is ___.
The car ran out of gas. The driver had to walk to the gas station to get more.
Alike, same, both, and similar are common terms for this.
What is compare?
The time and place a story takes place
What is the setting?
Identify the PRONOUN in the following sentence.
He rode his bike to school this morning.
What is he?
She was as busy as a bee.
What is a simile?
The CAUSE in the following sentence is ___.
There was a big snowstorm last night. School was cancelled for the day.
What is "there was a big snowstorm last night"?
Different, unalike, how they differ are common terms for this.
What is contrast?
The main character of the story.
What is protagonist?
Identify the VERB in the following sentence.
My cousin wrote me a letter during his trip to summer camp.
What is wrote?
He was an angel for me today.
What is a metaphor?
The EFFECT in the following sentence is ___.
The lady was feeling sick, so she went to see the doctor.
What is "She went to see the doctor"?
The following sentence is an example of ___.
Both cats and dogs have tails.
What is compare/comparison?
The problem that the story characters face.
What is conflict?
Identify the CONJUNCTION in the following sentence.
My friend wanted pepperoni pizza, but I wanted cheese pizza.
What is but?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
What is an alliteration?
The EFFECT in the following sentence is ___.
She studied hard for the test and received a good grade.
What is "received a good grade"?
The following sentence is an example of ___.
Bees and wasps are similar because they have stingers.
What is compare/comparison?
The sequence of events in a story. Includes exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action.
What is plot?
Identify the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence.
The old house stood at the top of the hill.
What is old?
That was a piece of cake.
What is an idiom?
Identify both the CAUSE and EFFECT in the following sentence.
I ate too much candy at the party. I had a stomachache all night.
Cause: I ate too much candy at the party.
Effect: I had a stomachache all night.
The following sentence is an example of ____.
Alligators and crocodiles are different because alligators have a U-shaped snout while crocodiles have a V-shaped snout.
What is contrast?
The theme is the _____ of the story.
What is lesson, moral, or message?
Identify the ADVERB in the following sentence.
The girl spoke softly in front of the class.
What is softly?