Figurative Language
Is this phrase a simile or metaphor?
I ran fast as lightening!
Simile
What is the setting of a story?
When and where the story takes place.
What is a challenge?
A challenge is a problem or difficulty that needs to be solved.
What is evidence?
facts, details, quotes, or other pieces of information that is used to support a point, idea, or reason.
What is dialogue?
The words the characters say in a story or play
What is a simile?
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
What are characters?
The animals, people, or creatures in a story that can think, feel, or speak.
What is plot?
The order of events in the story: beginning, middle, and end.
What are context clues?
Context clues are words or phrases near an unknown word in a text that help you determine the meaning of the unknown word.
What does it mean to analyze?
To closely and carefully examine a text or part of a text.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison NOT using like or as
What are character traits?
The characteristics or qualities that a character in a story has. Their actions and words show who they really are. Their character traits are who they are on the inside and the outside.
What is the climax?
The climax is the big turning point. It's the most exciting or big moment that changes the course of the story.
What is chronological order?
The order of events based on the time in which they occurred.
What is a stanza in a poem?
Stanzas are groups of lines in a poem that form one part.
What is personification?
Giving something that is not human (trees, stars, etc) humanlike characteristics
What is theme?
An important message or lesson an author wants to share about people or life.
What is cause and effect?
The cause brings about or causes another event, the effect. Cause is the reason something happens and the effect is the result.
What is main Idea?
Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
What does it mean to infer?
To reach a conclusion based on text clues and background knowledge.
What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration
What is central message?
An important lesson about people or life that the author wants to share with the reader.
What is the sequence of events?
The order that events occur in a story or play.
What does it mean to summarize?
What is the mood of a story?
The feeling a story creates in the reader.
Setting, word choice, and tone all contribute to the mood.