Poetry
True or False: All poems need to rhyme.
False
the purpose and point of the paragraph; what the text is about
central idea
the boy ran away.
What error is in this sentence?
Capitalisation
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
The thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT to most people.
What is the Connotation of the word Abhorrent?
Negative Connotation
the "paragraph" of a poem
a stanza
the moral/lesson learned
theme
Did you see the boy run He is going to the store.
What is missing?
question mark after "run"
giving an object human qualities
personification
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
What is the Denotation of the word Generosity?
the willingness to give
The name of a Japanese poem with only 3 lines, with the first and third lines having 5 syllables, and the second line containing 7 syllables.
haiku
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!
An educated guess that uses context clues.
inference
Which is the correct spelling?
A. acomplish
B. accomplish
C. accomplissh
D. acomplich
B. accomplish
Tom taught Tina to play tennis.
alliteration
When you read you often come to words that you don't know. One way to find out a words meanings is to look for_________________________________
Context Clues
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I passed ELA
I hope you did too!
What is the rhyme scheme? *Hint look at the end rhyme of each verse.
ABCB
anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true
evidence
The boy said, I am going to the store.
What is missing?
quotation marks
BOOM!
BAM!
Bzzzzzzz!
Ringgggg!
onomatopoeia
This is a synonym for Perspective.
Point of View
The symbolic message of the poem, or the life lesson of the poem
theme
the main idea of an argument
claim
Which is correct?
A. The teacher Mr. Brown teaches 6th grade ELA.
B. The teacher, Mr. Brown, teaches 6th grade ELA.
C. The teacher "Mr. Brown" teaches 6th grade ELA.
B. The teacher, Mr. Brown, teaches 6th grade ELA.
an exaggeration; For example, I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
hyperbole
Where you locate information from books, the internet, video, and audio recordings.
source