Reading 9th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
What does the prefix "con" mean?
Think: connect, converse, conclude
What is with, together, joining?
Comparison without using like or as?
What is a metaphor?
When a writer creates and develops character personalities
What is characterization?
What is Ms. Alfonso's favorite movie?
What is Shrek
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
What is Third Person?
What does the prefix "pri" mean?
Think: prime, price, primal, priest
What is earlier, before, previously, first?
Calling something to mind without mentioning it.
An indirect reference.
What is an allusion?
What is the message about life or human nature in a story?
What is theme?
What is Ms. Alfonso's favorite color?
What is Purple?
The author's feelings in a piece of writing
What is tone?
What does sought mean?
I sought out a connection with someone new.
Giving an inanimate object or item a sense of being alive.
What is personification?
The reason behind an author writing a piece of literature or prose
What is author's purpose?
What high school did Ms. Alfonso attend?
What is Keys Gate?
The place where the story takes place
What is setting?
An action word?
What is a verb?
Words used to describe a sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
The most important concepts the writer wants readers to understand
What is main ideas?
What college did Ms. Alfonso graduate from?
What is FIU?
What are the three choices of author's purpose?
What is persuade, inform, or entertain?
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
A statement that contradicts reality. A style of sarcasm.
What is irony?
What is a stanza?
What is a group of lines forming the basic, repeating unit in a poem?
How many dogs does Ms. Alfonso have?
What is 2?