Expository Nonfiction
Elements of Literature
Literary Devices
Text Features
Misc.
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This text structure references things in time-order.
What is chronological text structure?
100
This literary element presents clues in the text that allows readers to make an inference about what is going to happen in future events.
What is foreshadowing?
100
The following sentence uses this literary device: "The sparrow's sweet songs are as uplifting as the bird itself- little jewels in what is rather a plain package."
What is a metaphor?
100
You should read the caption under an illustration because...
It will explain the illustration.
100
This persuasive device relies on the word of celebrities.
What is testimonial?
200
Words such as although, first, before, additionally, etc.
What is transitional words?
200
The tension of a conflict builds on itself and leads up to this point of the story.
What is the climax?
200
The sentence below shows an example of this literary device: "Floating, flying, finding his way home."
What is alliteration?
200
Identify the text feature below: Flights: Transportation How you choose to fly really depends on what you want to do and what you like to do. If you want to get to another state or country quickly, a commercial airplane is usually your best choice. Flights: Transportation is this text feature.
What is the title?
200
What type of reasoning is the following sentence? "The songs of the sparrow change with its age and mating role- just the other day, I heard a chirpy young males at the park."
What is deductive reasoning?
300
In this text structure, authors present an event and the result of that event. It answers the questions, "What happend?" and "Why?".
What is cause-effect text structure?
300
Pun can be defined as...
What is a play on words that have similar meanings- they give a humorous effect to a story.
300
You would find a list of all the titles of chapters in this text feature.
What is the table of contents?
400
This is the purpose of the Cameron Middle School Web site
What is to inform?
400
This passage shows what Author's Purpose: "Watch this," Kevin called out to Luis as he stepped into the batter's box. Luis watched from the bench as the pitcher hurled the ball towards home plate. Kevin swung and missed. Luis hid a smile as his frustrated friend got into position for the next pitch.
What is to entertain?
400
This literary device relies on over-exaggeration for effect.
What is hyperbole?
400
These type of words are important and should be remembered when reading a passage.
What is key terms or boldfaced words.
400
The following passage shows first-person point of view. "It was our fist night in the creepy new apartment. When I finally drifted off to sleep, I had a nightmare about a squeaking ghost pursuing me." The effect of this point of view is...
What is understand how the narrator feels?
500
This is the difference between chronological order and sequential order.
What is chronological order lists events based on the time they happen (time-based). Sequential order lists things based on the order in which they happen (such as instructions).
500
During this point of a story, you meet the characters and find out the setting.
What is the exposition?
500
The following sentence shows this literary device: In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged state and he thinks she is dead. He kills himself. When Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo dead and kills herself.
What is irony?
500
Read the passage below: Seeing-eye dogs provide a vital service to people who are visually impaired. Without these helpful creatures, many blind people would find it extremely difficult or impossible to do some of the activities that the rest of us take for granted. Which would be a more appropriate graphic to support this paragraph: an image of a person and their seeing-eye dog or a graph showing how many people use seeing-eye dogs.
What is an image of a person and their seeing-eye dog?
500
These are the 5 types of conflicts:
What is person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. nature, person vs. technology, person vs. society.