A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. It is also compared to a paragraph in other forms of genre.
What is a stanza
100
The feeling that a writer creates for a reader. If you were reading an R.L. Stine novel it would put you in a frightening __________.
What is mood
100
The author's purpose for writing fiction.
What is entertain
100
This text feature is used to show the location of places such as cities, states, or countries.
What is a map
100
There are 3 types of these: text to text, text to self and text to world.
What is connections
200
This is a poem with three lines and a certain number of syllables in each line (5-7-5).
What is a Haiku
200
A message about life or human nature that a writer wants you to understand. The point the writer is trying to make. Ex: "Even a hero can fail" or "An act of kindness can make a difference in a person's life"
What is theme
200
Fiction always includes this description of time and place.
What is setting
200
This text feature helps me know what words are important in the text.
What is bold words, highlighted words, or underlined words.
200
Given in the script of a play and appearing in parentheses and in italic type: these are the instructions given to the actors, director, and stage crew.
What is stage directions
300
Poetry that does not rhyme or have rhythm
What is free-verse
300
A logical guess that is made based on information an author gives you and your own knowledge and experience.
What is inference?
300
A story that is based on the Civil War, but is using made up characters is called.
What is historical fiction
300
The author's purpose of an advertisement about the best features of an ipad that includes words like you should and best.
What is persuade
300
The voice that tells or carries the story.
What is narrator
400
A poem that has rhythm and is about a certain thing or event (like in a song)
What is lyrical
400
The series of events in a story. It includes an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot
400
What point of view did the author write Each Little Bird That Sings from?
What is third person
400
What text feature will help you in knowing what the following section of a passage will be about?
What is sub headings
400
This is when the problem gets solved.
What is resolution
500
A poem that follows a plot structure.
What is a narrative
500
The four reasons why an author writes (author's purpose) his/hers stories
What is inform, persuade, entertain, explain
500
I was as red as a tomato and she was a ball of energy are two types of?
What is a simile and metaphor
500
Because of the many disagreements between the north and the south, a war broke out. The author organized this sentence by
What is cause and effect
500
The best three language teachers to ever walk on the face of the earth are