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Literary Devices
Text Features
Author's Purpose
Genre
Vocabulary Terms To know!
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What line below is an example of an alliteration? a. She is as beautiful as a diamond. b. Silly Sam went to the seashore. c. The wind seemed to say, "Follow me!"
What is B.
100
This text feature helps words in a passage stand out by making them darker than all the rest of the terms.
What is bold print.
100
Author's purpose means...
What is why the author writes.
100
The genre of a book, story, or passage is....
What is the type of book, story, or passage. The category.
100
These are the people and/or animals in the story.
What are characters.
200
What line below is an example of a simile? a. She is as beautiful as a diamond. b. Silly Sam went to the seashore. c. The wind seemed to say, "Follow me!"
What is A.
200
This text feature tells the reader what is going on in a picture.
What is a caption.
200
When an author writes to give facts and information.
What is inform.
200
This type of book is a true story about someone's life, but it was written by another person.
What is a biography.
200
This is the most important thing the author is trying to tell you in the story. It is not always clearly stated.
What is the main idea.
300
What line below is an example of a personification? a. She is as beautiful as a diamond. b. Silly Sam went to the seashore. c. The wind seemed to say, "Follow me!"
What is C.
300
This text feature tells the reader what the section of the text they are reading is about. It is usually printed larger than the passage and is sometimes in bold print.
What is a heading or sub-heading.
300
When an author writes to tell a story and make you smile, laugh, or cry.
What is to entertain.
300
This category of story has people and events that seem real and could be real, but they are made up.
What is realistic fiction.
300
This is when and where (time/place) of a story.
What is setting.
400
This literary device gives objects and animals human qualities.
What is personification.
400
This text feature is located in the back of a book and defines certain vocabulary words that can be found in the passage.
What is a glossary.
400
When an author writes to convince you or change your mind.
What is to persuade.
400
This type of story is suspenseful and contains puzzling events that are not solved until the end of the story.
What is a mystery.
400
This is the life lesson, message, or moral of a story.
What is theme.
500
This literary devices compares 2 unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile.
500
This text feature is found in the front of a book and gives the reader an idea of what the sections of the book will be about.
What is a table of contents.
500
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What is persuasive writing.
500
This type of book is based on made up events and almost always contains magic, kings, queens, and/or animals that act like humans.
What is fantasy.
500
This is the most exciting part of a story, the top of the mountain when the most action takes place.
What is the climax.