Definitions
The reason an author has for writing. (P.I.E)
What is Author's Purpose?
The overall feeling the author creates in the reader
What is mood
A word that describes a noun or pronoun such as happy or sad?
What is an adjective
Includes components of a story or article. Examples: Bold words, graphs, titles
What is text features?
How the information is organized within a written text. Examples: cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution....
What is text structures?
Using descriptive language to create a mental picture or image in he text
What is imagery
A word that links the subject and expresses action such as bark, or sing
What is a verb
A comparison between two things without using the words like or as, ex: Life is a journey
What is a metaphor
How the author feels about the subject.
What is author's perspective?
A shift from current action to an earlier time, revealing past experiences
What is a flashback
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore, is an example of...
What is alliteration
The main topic or central message in a piece of text
What is the main idea
Lesson or moral of the story
What is theme
A word that is used to connect two clauses or phrases
What is a conjunction
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a pom
What is a rhyme scheme
An exaggeration used to emphasize a point
What is a hyperbole
The perspective in which the story is told
What is point of view
The events of a story
What is plot
A comparison between two things using the words like or as, ex: he was as fast as a cheetah
What is a simile
Explain the difference between text features and structures.
What is text features includes (Examples) and text structure is (Examples) ?