6th Grade Vocabulary
What is the definition of compare ?
Identifying similarities between two or more objects.
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
direct comparison of things without using like or as
What is a claim ?
Your argument/answer
What does sequence mean?
Placing things in order;chronological
What is the definition of contrast ?
Looking at the differences between two or more objects.
Define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
What is the central idea ?
The main idea/ what the text is mostly about .
What is effect .
The result of what happens.
What is an internal conflict ?
A problem a character is having with themselves.
What is theme ?
The lesson which the author is trying to teach
Provide an example of an idiom.
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A poem does not have sentences and paragraphs, a poem has ______ and _______
lines & stanzas
What does chronological order mean ?
Listing events in the order of when they occur.
What is personification ?
Giving human qualities to non-living things.
What the story or text is mostly about?
What are the parts of an essay?
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
What does protagonist and antagonist mean?
Antagonist- villian;evil character
What is external conflict ?
A problem outside of the character causing them to feel a certain way.
What does it mean to infer ?
Make an educated guess based on evidence.
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of...
What is alliteration
What is the meaning of author's tone?
how the author feels about the subject they are writing
What are the parts of a plot line ?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is author's purpose? name them.
The reason why the author wrote the text.
Entertain, Persuade, Inform