Vocab
Define structure
1- a building or fortress 2-to be organized/rules and regulations
noun
person, place or thing
alliteration
Consonant repeated (Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers)
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare
The most read book in the world.
The bible.
analyze
to "dig in" to something/break it into parts/
verb
action word or can be a passive verb also (is, was, etc.)
personification
Giving a human trait to an inanimate object (The sun smiled on us that morning.)
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Suess
What’s a speleologist?
A speleologist is someone who studies caves and their environment.
contract
Noun-a written document that makes you accountable/obligated
Verb- opposite of expand/to pull in
adjective
adds to a noun (size, color, temperature...)
Hyperbole
Over the top language/HYPER (too much) exaggerated language (I ate a TON of spaghetti!)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. Is an example of a what?
A PANGRAM--a sentence that uses every letter in the English alphabet!
assess
1-to take into account/analyze 2-to grade/score (assessment)
adverb
Adds to a verb (how did it happen/ran quickly, talked slowly etc. LY)
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like natural sounds (buzz, bans, swoosh...)
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
The name for the plastic tip on your shoelaces
aglet
principle
1-value or ethical belief 2-Number one reason/item/agenda
article
The little words that connect clauses and phrases (and, but, if, etc.)
Red Herring
When an author leads you down the wrong path to add mystery to a plot (you think one guy is definitely the killer, but then he gets killed and you have to figure out who the real killer is!)
A Charley Brown Christmas
Charles M. Schulz
Name a word that doesn't rhyme with any other word (there are 4 of them)
silver, month, orange, purple