Author's Technique
The types of figurative language used to compare things
What are similes and metaphors
"The shoes tap-danced in the evening sun" is an example of this
What is personification
"She splashed into the pool" is an example of this
What is onomatopoeia
This is the technique we use when answering written responses
What is RACE
The central idea is also known as this
What is the main idea
What is second person
Lions as royalty and skulls as death are two examples of this
What is symbolism
Poetry uses a lot of this kind of language
What is figurative
You need a minimum of this many text details for a short response and this many for an extended response
What is 2 and 4
Summaries should include the main idea and these
What are key details
The only type of internal conflict is this
What the author wants us to take away from the text
What is theme
What are the terms for different sections of a poem?
What are lines and stanzas
A word or sentence at the end or beginning of a paragraph that makes the ideas flow smoothly from one topic to the next.
What is a transition
What is the author's purpose in writing a movie review?
What is to persuade
This is how the author feels about the topic of a text
What is tone
External narration that tells us the thoughts and feelings of one character
What is third-person limited POV
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is an example of this
What is rhyme scheme
This is a technique you should always use when reading
What is annotating
Main ideas can either be directly stated or this
What is implied
We are made aware of something before the character finds out is an example of this
What is dramatic irony
External narration that describes what we can see
What is third-person objective POV
This is a specific meter used in poetry that sounds like a heartbeat
What is iambic pentameter
When the question has words or phrases like probably, most likely, possibly, it is asking you to make an...?
What is inference
List the parts of a narrative structure in order
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution