Figurative or Connotative Meaning
This phrase means someone is very nervous: “He had butterflies in his stomach.”
What is a figurative meaning?
This is a speech by a character alone on stage that reveals their thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
If a story is told by someone outside the story using “he” or “she,” what type of narrator is it?
What is third-person point of view?
When you use clues from the text to figure something out, what is that called?
What is making an inference?
What is the central idea of a text?
What is the most important idea or what the text is mostly about?
The word "home" can mean a place you live, but it can also suggest comfort and safety. What type of meaning is that?
What is a connotative meaning?
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme is known as what?
What is a sonnet?
A character says, “I couldn’t believe they forgot my birthday!” What does this line reveal about the character’s point of view?
What is it shows their personal feelings and thoughts from a first-person perspective?
When you use direct quotes from a text to support your thinking, you are doing what?
What is citing text evidence?
What is the difference between theme and central idea? The pattern of end sounds in poetry is called what?
What is that the central idea is what the text is about, while the theme is the lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn?
In the sentence "Her voice was music to his ears," what is being compared?
What is her voice and music?
Why might a playwright use a soliloquy in a drama?
What is to reveal a character’s inner thoughts?
How can different points of view from characters affect the story?
What is it can show different sides of a situation and create conflict or tension?
You read that a character slams their locker and walks away quickly. What can you infer?
What is the character is angry or upset?
A student says the theme of a story is “friendship.” What is missing from this answer?
What is a complete sentence that explains the lesson, not just one word?
Identify the figurative language: “The wind whispered through the trees.”
What is personification?
How does the structure of a sonnet help express deep emotions?
What is the rhyme and meter help create a formal tone and rhythm for expressing emotions?
In a story, if two characters view the same event differently, what does that show?
What is contrast in point of view?
Which of these is a strong way to cite text evidence: “The text says…” or “I think it’s true because…”?
What is “The text says…”?
When writing an objective summary, which type of information should be included and which should be left out?
What is including the central idea and important details and leaving out opinions and unimportant details?
The word “cheap” can mean low in cost but also may suggest someone is stingy. Which is the connotative meaning?
What is suggesting someone is stingy?
How does dividing a drama into acts and scenes affect the story’s meaning?
What is it helps organize events, show changes in setting, and develop plot and characters?
How does the author develop a narrator's point of view across a text?
What is through their thoughts, actions, and reactions to events?
How can inferences and evidence work together in analysis?
What is using evidence to support your inferences helps prove your ideas?
How do key details help a reader determine both the central idea and the theme of a text?
What is that key details show what the text is mostly about and help reveal the lesson or message?