Figurative Language
He is a walking encyclopedia.
What is a metaphor?
Explains why something happed and the result.
What is cause and effect?
A group of lines that are grouped together as a unit.
What is a stanza?
The most important point or message the author is trying to convey.
What is central idea?
How a character interprets a situation.
What is perspective?
Rachel ran right until she realized she was running round and around.
What is alliteration?
Organizing information as they happened in time.
What is chronological order?
Words, phrases, or lines are duplicated to emphasize certain emotions.
What is repetition?
Define mood.
What is how the passage makes the reader feel?
Point of view.
What is first, second, and third person?
My feet are killing me.
What is a hyperbole?
The arrangement of events in the order they occurred.
What is sequence of events?
The correspondence of two or more words with similar sounding syllables.
What is rhyme?
Give at least one way you can figure out the tone of a story.
What is: word choice or descriptions? There are more.
What goes in a summary?
What are the most important details of a text?
Her voice was as smooth as silk.
What is a simile?
Presents an issue and then offers potential resolutions.
What is problem and solution?
How many lines does a sonnet have?
What is 14 lines?
The author's attitude toward a subject.
What is tone?
To examine a text or work closely, breaking it down to understand its meaning.
What is analyze?
She sat down at the tired, overworked desk.
What is personification?
A method of organizing information that highlights similarities and differences between two or more concepts.
What is compare and contrast?
"The ancient willow, gnarled and resolute,
Braved the howling winds and bitter frost,
Its roots clutched the earth with silent might.
Define resolute.
What is determined and unwavering?
Foreshadowing
What is to give hints about what will happen in the future?
Define distinction.
What is a clear difference?