Reading 8th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
What is The topic sentence/thesis statement/controlling idea in the introduction paragraph
To use strong exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
A two line stanza
What is a couplet
A word that describes a person, place, thing. or idea
What is a noun
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
What is Third Person
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What are FANBOYS
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
Poems are not written in sentences and paragraphs, they are written in _______ and ________
What are lines and stanzas
When you make an inference, you are doing what
What is pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is Theme
What is the part of the essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it?
What is a Counterclaim
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
Poetry often includes ____________ _________ to make it more descriptive
What is Figurative language
What is an Antagonist?
What is a "Bad guy" "Villian"?
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
The part of the writing or speech that captures the readers attention
What is a hook
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
What is a a Hyperbole?
What is an exaggeration?
When you cite evidence to prove your answer, how do you let the reader know that you found the evidence in the passage?
What is Say In the text it says, and quote the evidence using quotation marks " "
How the story or passage is organized is known as its __________ ___________-
What is Text structure
(Ex. Description, cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, compare and contrast)
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
She is a tornado when she gets angry!
What is a Metaphor
The overall feeling of a poem
What is Mood
A word that demonstrates action
What is a verb