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Figurative Language
Point of View
Author's Purpose
Context Clues
Miscellaneous
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What is this an example of? My eyes are as green as the leaves on a tree.
What is Simile
100
What is this an example of? I laid down and said my prayers before I went to sleep that night.
What is First Person
100
When an author tries to change the reader's mind or get the reader to do something
What is Persuade
100
What is the meaning of the word gullible The gullible woman gave all her money to a fake charity.
What is easily fooled or cheated
100
The different categories of text. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and Drama are called...
What is Genre
200
What is this an example of? My homework weighs a ton!
What is Hyperbole
200
a narrator that is all-knowing all all-seeing.
What is Third Person Omniscient
200
When the author wants to provide the reader with fact based information that can be proven with statistics, charts, graphs etc
What is Inform
200
Mary's phone was confiscated because she was caught texting during class. What is the meaning of the word Confiscate
What is to take someone's property
200
You would use a Venn diagram for this reading strategy.
What is Compare and Contrast
300
What is this an example of? My lips are cherry red.
What is Metaphor
300
What is this an example of? "You should wash your hands before you eat, you know." he said.
What is Third Person
300
When the author has written a text for the readers enjoyment
What is Entertain
300
My youngest sister is always more of a hindrance than a help when she tries to assist me with a task.
What is something that interferes with or delays action or process; holding back
300
Using sensory language to create a picture in the reader's mind.
What is Imagery
400
What is this an example of? I am floating on cloud nine.
What is Idiom
400
What is the name of the person that tells a story?
What is Narrator
400
What is the common acronym for remembering authors purpose and what does each letter represent
What is PIE Persuade, Inform, Entertain
400
Driving with your eyes closed is not feasible. What is the meaning of Feasible?
What is to do without too much difficulty; possible
400
The important information that tells about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of text is called
What is Main Idea
500
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is Personification
500
A narrator that is not part of the story, but can see and hear the thoughts and actions of only one character.
What is Third Person Limited
500
When the author just wants to tell you about their thoughts or feeling
What is Express
500
When they heard about all the recent break-ins around the neighborhood, they bought a huge dog that would be sure to deter any uninvited visitors. What is the meaning of deter in the sentence?
What is to prevent something from happening; to stop someone from doing
500
Hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word
What is Context Clues