Paired Passages
How one passage is the same as the other
What is Alike
Part of an act in a play
What is scene?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is Point of View
The pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
Rhyme Scheme
Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word
What is Context Clues?
Contrast between two or more things
What is Difference?
The outfits the actors wear during a play. They give clues about the setting of the play.
What is costume?
The events that make up a story
What is Plot?
Similar to a paragraph but in a poem
What is Stanza?
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
What is Inference?
When two things/people have something in common
The items on the stage that the actors use. They give clues about the setting of the play.
What is prop?
Another word for the resolution to a story
What is Denouement
Poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme
What is a Free Verse?
The way an author arranges/organizes text (organizational pattern)
What is Text Structure?
Another name for a reading passage
What is selection?
A conversation between two persons
What is dialogue?
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life
What is Theme?
Similar to a sentence but in a poem
What is a line?
The parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc)
What is Text Feature?
Language and techniques the author uses
What is Author's Craft?
The person who wrote the play/drama.
What is playwright?
To shorten (3-5 sentences) and tell the beginning, middle, and end of a passage
What is Summary?
Language that means more than what it says on the surface; usually gives us a feeling about its subject
What is Figurative Language?
The reason an author writes the text
What is Author's Purpose?