You have a way with words.
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in a story.
What is a Stanza?
The most exciting moment in a story where everything changes (the Climax).
What is the Turning Point or Climax?
The main argument or point an author is trying to prove.
What is a claim?
Specific facts, quotes, or details from the text that prove an answer is correct.
What is Evidence?
The main point or "big picture" of an entire informational text.
What is Central Idea, Controlling Idea, or Thesis?
A direct comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The part of a story where the tension builds and the conflict gets more intense.
What is Rising Action?
An argument made specifically to oppose or "fight back" against another point.
What is a Counterargument?
The author’s attitude toward a subject, shown through their choice of words.
What is Tone?
A small, specific piece of information that supports a "big idea".
What is a detail?
The "beat" of a poem and the pattern of matching sounds at the ends of lines.
What is the Rhythm & Rhyme Scheme?
Notes in a play script that tell actors how to move or speak (usually in italics).
What are stage directions?
A question that is worded to trick or encourage the reader into giving a specific answer.
What is a Leading Question?
To show or prove an idea clearly by using examples or evidence.
What is Demonstrates?
The most important point in a specific paragraph or section of a text.
What is Key Idea or Main Idea?
Descriptive words that help you use your five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to "see" the story.
What is Imagery / Sensory Language?
Hints or clues the author gives about what will happen later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
A writing technique used to help persuade the reader or emphasize a point.
What is a Rhetorical Device?
To draw attention to or emphasize a specific point.
What is Highlight?
A text organized in a step-by-step order or by the time events happened (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
What is a Sequential Organizational Structure?
When words close together start with the same consonant sound (like "slippery slide").
What is Alliteration?
The narrator is an outsider who only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
What is Third Person Limited Point of View?
When the author speaks right to you, the reader, often using the word "you".
What is direct address?
To retell a part of the text using your own words while keeping the same meaning.
What is to Paraphrase?
Sorting items or ideas into groups based on how they are similar.
What is a Categorization or Classification?