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Main Idea
Figurative Language
Poetry
Grammar
Literature
100
The main point of the story
What is main idea?
100
My mind is an ocean
What is metaphor?
100
Wall, fall, call
What is rhyme?
100
Names a person, place or thing
What is noun?
100

The message or life lesson an author wants readers to get from a story or poem. 

What is the theme?

200
Provides information about the main idea
What are supporting details?
200
Caleb calls Chris ʻcause heʼs comingʼ to California
What is alliteration?
200

The narrator of the poem

What is the speaker?

200
This word describes a noun. 

What is an adjective?

200

Made up stories that are not based on real people. 

What is fiction?

300
Where it is often found in the paragraph
What is the first sentence?
300

Use of words in a non-literal way to create better stories and writing.

What is figurative language?

300

Instead of paragraphs, poems have these. 

What are stanzas?

300
An action word
What is a verb?
300

News articles, biographies, science information, memoirs, autobiographies, etc. 

What are examples of nonfiction?

400
People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones. a. Taxes are much too high. b. We pay more taxes than we may realize. c. Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair. d. Some taxes are hidden.
What is A?
400
Buzz, hiss, ding-ding
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
400
The part of the sentence performing the action of the verb or being described in the sentence. 

What is the subject?

400

The most exciting part of a story. 

What is the climax?

500
Find the main idea Sometimes too much of a good thing can become a very bad thing indeed. In an earnest attempt to consume a healthy diet, dietary supplement enthusiasts have been known to overdose. Vitamin C, for example, long thought to help people ward off cold viruses, is currently being studied for its possible role in warding off cancer and other diseases that cause tissue degeneration. Unfortunately, an overdose of vitamin C – more than 10,000 mg. – on a daily basis can cause nausea and diarrhea. Calcium supplements, commonly taken by women, are helpful in warding off osteoporosis. More than just a few grams a day, however, can lead to stomach upset and even kidney or bladder stones. Niacin, proven useful in reducing cholesterol levels, can be dangerous in large doses to those who suffer from heart problems, asthma, or ulcers. A. supplements taken in excess can be a bad thing indeed. B. dietary supplement enthusiasts have been known to overdose. C. vitamins can cause nausea, diarrhea, and kidney or bladder stones. D. people who take supplements are preoccupied with their health.
What is A?
500
The boat hugged the shore
What is personification?
500

The author of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All" (poem) and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (book).

Who is Maya Angelou?

500
Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory
What are four types of sentences?
500

Near the beginning of any story, where readers get information on the setting, characters, and time period. 

What is the exposition?