Literature/Plot
Turning point in story or where the story hits it high point.
What is the climax?
The central idea or message of a story, poem, or drama
What is theme?
To state (something) again or differently, especially in order to correct or to make more clear or convincing.
What is to restate?
"She is as tall as a house!"
What is simile?
A personal belief that cannot be proven true
What is an opinion?
Closure at the end of a conflict or issue.
What is resolution?
How the author feels (excited, worried, scared, or angry)
What is tone?
A statement explaining the meaning of a word
What is to define or definition?
"I am a rock. I am an island."
What is a metaphor?
To give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share your view.
What is to argue?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
When writing goes beyond the actual or literal meaning of the words and the author uses language to convey meaning.
What is figurative language?
To look for similarities or differences among two or more elements.
What is to compare and contrast?
The use of the papaya in Inside Out and Back Again to represent Ha's love for her country is
What is symbolism?
What a story or article is mostly about
What is the main idea?
The category or type of literature or other texts
What is genre?
Repetition of a single consonant letter in the alphabet "Sally's snake slithered across the seashore"
What is alliteration?
To explain the meaning of information, words, or actions.
"Please _____ this quote."
What is interpret?
The aroma from the sizzling bacon snuck up the stairs and attacked my nostrils, lifting me from my slumber.
What is imagery? (Personification and figurative language are also accepted)
A brief description of a longer work; only tells the most important details.
What is the summary/to summarize?
Introduces background information to the reader: information about the setting, events occurring before the main plot, characters, and etc.
This sets the stage for the story.
What is exposition?
How the author makes the reader feel
Mood
To arrive at a judgment, end result or opinion by reasoning.
What is to conclude?
"I want to tell them the truth about how I really feel. But what if they don't feel the same way? It's a huge risk. I cannot decide what to do, I am so torn!"
What is conflict? (we will also accept: point-of-view)
An educated guess about a passage based on the author's clues and the reader's prior knowledge.
What is an inference or to infer?