Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Story Elements
Poetry
Strategies
100

friendly and easy to talk to

affable

100

direct comparison of two unlike things

metaphor

100

the place and timing of a story or novel

setting

100

the structure that groups lines together

stanza

100
what you do when you have to find evidence

reread

200

to trade goods or services

barter

200

play on words

pun

200

the main problem of a story

connflict

200

when words have the same sound at the end  

rhyme

200

a quick way to think about paragraphs or sections of a passage

#hashtags

300

Not responding to Quiet on the Set is ___________.

Irreverent

300

deafening silence

oxymoron

300

If someone has to battle a storm -that conflict is 

man vs nature

300

when a group of words have a common beginning sound

alliteration

300

when looking for the central idea, once can check 

the titles, headings, and sub-headings

400

One time a student did a ____________ of 3 teachers at a talent show.  The students thought it was hilarious; the teachers, not so much.

parody

400

Skateboarding down this hill is a piece of cake.

idiom

400

when part of the backstory is told via a character's thoughts, memories, or dreams

flashback

400

one specific type of poem 

sonnet

400

signal or transition words are used to help the reader understand the pattern or ___________

text structure

500

Windsor Castle is a ______________ compared to the ordinary home.

behemoth

500

The boy was hit with Cupid's arrow; he was crazy over that girl.

allusion

500

Don't judge a book by its cover is a common _________ found in literature.

theme

500
the purpose of repeating lines in a poem
to show importance
500

when confused about a question, look for __________

keywords