Author's Purpose
Which of the following is not an author's purpose?
entertain, scare, inform, persuade
What is scare?
What is the definition of characterization?
What is a description of the distinctive nature or features of a fictional character in a story.
What type of figurative language is when the author gives animals, objects, ideas or actions; the qualities of humans.
What is personification?
Which of the following concepts is not a nonfiction text structure?
Sequence, Description, Imagery
What is imagery?
What is first person?
What is when the person telling the story is also the main character.
What is the author's purpose in the following passage:
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What is persuade?
What is direct characterization?
What is the narrator explicitly describes a character?
What two types of figurative language are used in comparisons?
What is simile and metaphor?
What is the text structure of a timeline of historical events?
What is chronological or sequence?
What is the POV in the following passage?
Chad tightened his grip on the rope. He could feel his fingers weakening. "Come on, Chad! Pull! We're losing ground!" shouted his teammate George. Chad gazed at the mud puddle toward which he and George were being dragged. Then he looked up at his opponents. They were screaming something, but Chad couldn't quite hear it. The muscles in his arms and shoulders were tightening. "It's now or never!" George shouted. Chad dug his heels in the dirt and pulled with all his strength.
What is third person?
What is the author's purpose in the following passage?
The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is inform?
What is indirect characterization?
What is character traits revealed through actions?
What type of figurative language is a figure of speech that makes reference to a well-known person, event, or place?
What is allusion?
What nonfiction text structure includes the cause, because, so, since, therefore, due to, as a result, etc.?
What is cause and effect?
What is third person omniscient?
What is when the author knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.
What is entertain?
What is the difference between a static and dynamic character?
What is:
Static - Little or no change, Events in the story do not alter a static character’s outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc.
Dynamic - Changes in personality or attitude, Grows as a character for better or worse, Sometimes a dynamic character is called a developing character
What type of figurative language is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one?
What is allegory?
What is compare and contrast?
What is 3rd person objective?
What is the story is told by a narrator who is not in the story.
Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.
What is the author's purpose?
What is the difference between a round and a flat character?
What is:
Round - Complex and fully developed, Has many traits (good and bad), Realistic and lifelike, Most major characters are round
Flat - Little is known about him/her, Reveals only one or two personality traits that never change, Describe the character in a few short sentences - since you don’t know much, Most minor characters are flat
What type of figurative language is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words and is used to reinforce the meaning of words and often used to set the mood?
What is assonance?
What nonfiction text structure is the following statement:
Tell me about your perfect summer day.What is description?
What POV is when the narrative voice implies that the reader is either the protagonist or a character in the story and the events are happening to them.
What is second person?