Plot & POV
Character traits & Word Choices
Figurative Language & Mood + Tone
Theme & Text Structure
Author's Purpose
100
What is #3?
Climax
100
What do we call words that have similar meanings?
Synonyms
100
What do you call a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Simile
100
True or False: A theme should include a character's name.
False
100
If an author is trying to make you laugh, what is their purpose?
Entertain
200
What is it called when the narrator is a character in the story and uses words like "I" and "me"?
First-person point of view
200
What does Denotation mean?
Dictionary definition
200
What figurative language is "Life is a rollercoaster."
Metaphor
200
Which structure compares similarities and differences between two things?
Compare and contrast
200
What’s the author’s purpose if they write a recipe or instruction manual?
Inform
300
What is it called when the narrator is not in the story and tells the story using words like "he," "she," or "they"?
Third-person point of view
300
What does connotation mean?
Emotions that we associate with a word
300
What type of mood might a reader feel if the setting is described as “a bright, sunny park full of laughing children”?
Happy/Joyful
300
What is the theme of a story?
The life lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn.
300
If an author wants you to believe or do something, what is their purpose?
Persuade
400
The villain is defeated and the town is saved.
What part of the plot is this?
Resolution
400
What trait would describe someone who never gives up, even when facing difficult situations?
Determined/Persistent
400
What would be the mood of a scene where a lonely character walks through an abandoned town?
Sad, creepy, depressing
400
What structure shows things in the order they happened?
Chronological/Sequence
400
Name the Author's Purpose: "A commercial that says you should buy this new phone today."
Persuade
500
What are the five parts of a plot?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
500
Which character trait best describes a person who is unwilling to share or help others?
Selfish/Greedy
500
Name that tone: "Wow, what a great idea," she said with an eye-roll."
Sarcastic
500
Name that text structure: "Because it rained all night, the field was too muddy for the game."
Cause and effect
500
What are the three main reasons an author writes?
PIE: Persuade, Inform, Entertain