Poetry
Poem that tells a story; can rhyme; has character(s), setting, conflict, plot
What is a Narrative Poem?
the suffix -less means; examples: homeless, careless, fearless
What is without?
the author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions; as a result, because of
What is Problem and Solution?
Words that sound the same and look the same but have different meanings; bank, fly, watch
What are Homonyms?
When you create a picture in your mind as you read
What is Visualize?
poem that is funny; can be silly; can rhyme
What is Humorous Poem?
the prefix -in means; examples: instead, inside, include
What is Not, In, or Into?
the author describes an event or several events and the events that follow; when something makes something else happen
What is Cause and Effect?
words that have opposite meanings; hot and cold, loud and quiet, fast and slow
What are antonyms?
using clues from the text and what you already know to draw a conclusion
What is Inference?
Poem that expresses strong feeling; like a song; can rhyme
What is a Lyrical Poem?
the prefix -dis means; examples: disconnect, disorder, discard
What is Not or Opposite?
the author provides readers with chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure; first, next, then, last; before, after
What is sequence?
What is a Homophone?
What the text is mainly about; the most important point the author is trying to make about the topic
What is Main Idea?
Poem with no set line length; no set rhythm; no rhyming pattern; way of conveying feelings or ideas
What is a Free Verse Poem?
the suffix -ful means; examples: careful, helpful, hurtful
What is full of?
the author provides several details of something to give a mental picture; characteristics, features and/ or examples
What is Description?
a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning; chilly and cold, little and small, rich and wealthy
What is a synonym?
the moral, message or lesson the author wants you to learn; courage, honesty, teamwork, honesty
What is theme?
lines that are grouped together like a paragraph
What is a Stanza?
the suffix -ness means; examples: fairness, darkness, kindness
What is the state or quality of?
when the author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts or ideas; what is alike and different
What is Compare and Contrast?
words that have the same spelling but different sounds and meanings; bat and bat, ring and ring, sign and sign
What is a Homograph?
is made up of the problem, important events and the resolution; what problem did the character need to fix?
What is the Plot?