figurative language
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Simile
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
What point is the author trying to make?
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called
rhyme
What is the root (base) word in sleeping?
sleep
What root means water?
aqua
An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Personification
The central idea is...
the focused idea of the text.
Several lines grouped together in a poem
stanza
What is the root (base) word in joyful?
joy
What does bio mean?
Life
Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other
Metaphor
True or False: The central idea is directly tied to the author's main point or argument.
True
Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five
imagery
What is the root (base) word in mover?
move
If I am writing a story about my life, what am I writing?
autobiography
When the word makes the sound as it is spelled
Onomatopoeia
Being able to identify the central idea of a text shows...
that you understand the text.
Poetry that tells a story.
narrative
What is a synonym for the word pleased?
satisfied
The study of living things is?
Biology
A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words
Idiom
True or false: You do not have to read all of the supporting details to determine the central idea.
False
What is rhythm?
When a musical beat is created by word choice.
What is a synonym for the word puzzled?
confused
to look at carefully in search of flaws
inspect