Central Idea/Relevant Details
Can usually be found in the first or last sentence.
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a similie
The message the author wants to tell the reader
What is theme
What is brittle
True friends are by your side
Through it all
True friends are there
To catch you when you fall
What is ABCB
The definition of central idea.
What is the point the author wants you to remember the most.
An exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
A story cannot have more than one theme
What is false
The ability to do something in a new way
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm out of my head
With thinking of you
What is ABAB
The central idea depends on these
What are supporting details
Giving human qualities to non-human objects
Theme is explicitly stated in the text
What is false
To describe or tell about something
What is descriptive
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go
What is ABCB
If the the central idea is explicitly stated
What is it is stated directly and clearly
"This is the worst day ever" is an example of
What is a hyperbole
A way to determine the theme
What is examining the characters and plot
To extend to full length
What is outstretched
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To see their friend Dill
Jack tripped, Jill stumbled
But they both were humbled
What is AABB
The central idea of a text should be presented as
What is one complete sentence
The same first sound repeats
What is alliteration
Is not the same as theme
What is central idea
Using words to appeal to the senses
What is imagery
My sister is nice
She likes cat
Especially when they are fat
Her cat likes rice
They like to skate on ice
What is ABBAA