Features of Literature
Creative writing that contains ideas from the author's imagination.
What is Fiction Writing
When and where a story takes place.
What is Setting.
"That test was a piece of cake" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What a text is all about
What is the Central or Main Idea
The dictionary definition of a word it called a word's ______________.
What is Denotation.
The Tortoise and the Hare is an example of what genre of writing?
What actually happens in a story. The Sequence of Events that takes place.
What is Plot.
"She works in a bakery because she kneads the dough" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a Pun
If you were reading a text called, "Niagara Falls: A History" what purpose do you think the author would have for writing it?
What is To Inform
What is Connotation.
Examples and quotations from the selection that back up what you think.
What is Evidence.
The problem or struggle that takes place in a text.
What is Conflict
"Her hair was as soft as silk" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a Simile
If you were reading a text called, "My Most Embarrassing Moment", what do you think the authors purpose for writing it would have been?
What is to Entertain
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is Antonym.
An idea or conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning. An educated guess.
What is an Inference.
The character who stands at the center of attention; most of the story revolves around this character.
Using descriptive language (5 senses) to create a picture in a readers mind is called this.
What is Imagery
If you were reading a text called, "Help Save a Polar Bear from Extinction", what do you think would have been the author's purpose for writing it?
What is to Persuade.
A word that has a similar meaning to that of another word.
What is synonym.
The moral or message that can be taken away from a story. Examples include: Love Conquers All and Never Give Up
What is Theme.
The story is being told from a character in the story. What Point of View is this?
"Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is Personification
An author uses a ________ to share their opinion in a text to create an argument.
What is a Claim.
You use __________________ to look at the words, phrases, and ideas around an unfamiliar word in order to figure out what it means.
What are Context Clues