Vocab
Feeling very upset, anxious, or troubled because something is wrong.
What is distressed?
This text structure's visual is a timeline
What is order and sequence?
What we learn in the exposition of Feathered Friend
Who are the crew members, Claribel and the setting of the space station?
A comparison that says one thing is another to create a strong image, like calling a noisy classroom a "zoo."
What is a metaphor?
Done in a way that shows weak sadness or helplessness, almost inviting pity.
What is pathetically?
This text structure's visual is A venn diagram
What is compare and contrast?
What kind of bird is Claribel
A canary
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally, like saying, "I have a ton of homework."
What is a hyperbole?
Done with regret and the intention to say sorry without making excuses.
What is apologetically?
This text structure's visual is a web of details around a central idea
What is description?
What caused the ship's technology to malfunction?
A rare eclipse made it freeze
Giving human actions or feelings to nonhuman things, like a storm that "angrily pounded" the windows.
What is personification?
Done with sorrow or grief, like putting up a statue to honor Hachiko after he passed.
What is mournfully?
This text structure's visual shows a problem and how to solve it
What is problem and solution?
What point of view is the story told in?
First person
A figure of speech that pairs opposite or contradictory terms, like "deafening silence."
What is an oxymoron?
Said in a way with deep sorrow or regret.
What is lamented?
This text structure's visual shows multiple events and what happened because of those events
What is cause and effect?
What is one theme of Feathered Friend?
A pet can be great company.
Good company is important.
Technology can be relied on too much.
Advanced technology can be harmful to society.
Sometimes, nature serves us better than technology.
A common phrase whose meaning is different from the exact words, like "break the ice" meaning to start a friendly conversation.
What is an idiom?