Figurative Language
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics
What is personification?
the basic unit of a poem, made up of a series of lines
What is stanza
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the main idea?
the literal or dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor
A string of words in a poem, not necessarily a full sentence or phrase
What is a line
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
the repetition of the same or similar sounds in a poem
What is rhyme
the main events of a short story
What is plot
a hint in the surrounding text that can help a reader infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word, phrase, or description
What is context clues?
to state the most important ideas, events, and details in a text in your own words
What is to summarize
the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is rhythm
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
What is mood?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
Who was the author of Annabel Lee?
Who is Edgar Allen Poe
the perspective from which the story's told
What is point of view
a logical guess about what future events might happen in a story, what information a text might provide, or what points an author might make in an argument
What is prediction?
to restate an entire passage from a text in your own words
What is to paraphrase