The central or most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys.
What is controlling idea (or thesis)?
100
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions?
200
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is metaphor?
200
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository?
200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing?
200
Made up of a writer or speaker's claim (position) and reasons/evidence of support.
What is argument?
200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue?
300
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is simile?
300
A story about someone's life
What is biography? (This could also be autobiography/memoir if the author is the person the story is about.)
300
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme?
300
An argument made to oppose another argument.
What is counterargument?
300
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme?
400
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia?
400
A protagonist is faced with a conflict that reaches it's most intense point at the climax and is eventually resolved.
What is a narrative?
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
400
The way ideas and information are arranged an organized.
What is text structure or organizational pattern?
Now, list several expository text structures.
400
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition?
500
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
What is imagery/sensory details?
500
Words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects. Sound devices, figurative language, rhythm, and rhyme are often used to to express emotions and ideas.
What is poetry?
500
1. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
2. The author's attitude toward the subject.
1. What is mood?
2. What is tone?
500
The side of an issue an author favors. Words with extremely positive or negative connotations can help to signal this.