theme
This is the "big idea" or underlying message an author is trying to convey.
What is a theme?
This text structure primarily aims to provide a mental picture to the reader, often utilizing the five senses.
What is description?
The primary message of a story that tells what it is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
A comparison between two unlike things using the word "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
he sequence of events in a story that lead to the climax as tension builds.
What is the rising action?
The main character of the story.
What is the protagonist?
This common narrative text structure follows Freytag's pyramid, moving from rising action through to a resolution.
What is chronological sequence
The specific pieces of information or examples that explain or support the main idea.
What are the supporting details?
The figurative language used in this sentence: "He is a brick house.
What is a metaphor?
The time and place where a story occurs.
This is the main events of the story, not the underlying message.
What is the plot?
The author's "why" behind their writing; this is intrinsically linked to the chosen text structure.
What is the author's purpose?
This question should be asked after reading a paragraph to figure out the author's central point.
What point is the author making in this passage?
"It feels like I slept for a year."
What is hyperbole?
The problem that the protagonist must face throughout the story.What is the conflict?
What is the conflict?
This is the turning point or the moment of highest tension in the story's conflict.
What is the climax?
When an author uses a cause-and-effect structure to detail consequences, they are often building towards this type of overall purpose or claim.
What is a persuasive argument
When the main idea is not directly written in the text, it is said to be this
What is an implied main idea?
"Opportunity was knocking at my door!"
What is personification?
All of the events that happen after the turning point and lead to the conclusion.
The question a reader can ask themselves to help identify a story's theme.
What has the character learned?
In an argumentative essay, this structure is used to acknowledge the opposing side before refuting it.
What is counterclaim and rebuttal?
A short statement in your own words that covers the main points of a text
What is a summary?
John was as cool as ice while getting on the stage,"
What is a simile?
he final stage where the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up, providing closure.
What is the resolution