Figurative Language
A word that names a sound, such as BUZZ!
What is onomatopoeia?
A strategy we use to narrow down our choices when answering multiple choice questions.
What is process of elimination?
A text written based on the important memories of a person's life.
What is a memoir?
The person who tells the story.
Who is the narrator?
How we feel while reading the story/our reaction to the atmosphere created by the author.
What is the mood?
A comparison between two things using like or as, such as, "Usain Bolt is as fast as a cheetah."
What is a simile?
A strategy we use BEFORE we read the passage.
What is reading the questions first?
A text that often uses line breaks, figurative language, and other literary devices.
What is a poem?
The Point of View where used such as “he,” “she,” and “they” are used instead of the word “I.”
What is third person?
What we should ALWAYS do when answering questions on the test
What is go back to the text!!?
A comparison between two things NOT using like or as, such as “Usain Bolt is a cheetah.”
What is a metaphor?
A strategy we use to answer short response questions.
What is RAFFT?
A long story that is about made-up events.
What is a novel?
The Point of View where the word “I” is used and you can read the character’s thoughts.
Determining the meaning of a word in context!
The meaning of the word “acquire” in the following sentence:
From humble beginnings he went on to acquire great wealth.
What is to come to possess?
Giving a nonhuman or inanimate object human characteristics or qualities, such as, "The dark clouds cried heavy tears."
What is personification?
What we do when we finish the test.
What is proofread and check our answers!?
A story that is mostly dialogue, with just a few setting and action descriptions.
What is a play?
Another word for the main character.
How the author feels toward the subject. We find this by examining their word choice and descriptions.
When the same sound or letter is repeated, such as, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
What is the FIRST thing we should do when we get our test?
What is read directions!?
A text where the author's purpose is to give information.
What is an informational text?
Another word for the villain of the story.
What is the antagonist?
Determining the meaning of words in context!
The definition of melancholy in the following sentence:
I was deeply aware of his melancholy as he stood among the mourners.
What is thoughtful and sad?