Literary Elements
Poetry
Central Idea
Character Traits
100

What is the literary element that describes where the story is taking place?

The setting

100

What are the groups of words called?

Stanzas

100

What is central idea?

What the whole passage is all about.

100

What can a character trait NOT be?

Emotions

200

What is the literary element that explains who is in the story?

Characters

200

True or False

All poems rhyme.

False

200

What do you need in order to support the central idea?

Evidence from the text.

200

What is a character trait?

How you would describe someone to somebody else.

300

What are the three things that we can look at when determining the setting?

Time

Season

Place

300

What does it mean for a poem to have rhythm?

It can be put to a beat.

300
What genre will you be able to identify a central idea?

Informational/Non-fiction

300

Jean told Mary that she was happy. She said this was a character trait. Is she correct?

No. Emotion is not a character trait.

400

Who is the main character in the story, "Maybe Something Beautiful?" What is the setting?

Mira and in the city.

400

What do poets make sure to include in their poems so that their readers are interested.

Emotions

400

True or False

The central idea of "Places We Go" is that the grocery store is a cool place to go.

False
400

Sandy told Lillian that she was helpful. Sandy said this was an internal character trait. Is she correct?

Yes.

500

Why is it important to know the setting and characters in the text?

It helps us understand the story better.

500

What is a poem?

A piece of writing that doesn't include full sentences, but can include rhythm, rhymes, emotions, stanzas, and lines.
500

Is a central idea one word or a full sentence to describe the whole idea of a text?

Full sentence

500

What's the difference between an internal character trait or an external character trait?

Internal character trait - How they think and act.

External character trait - Physical traits - what they look like.

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