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General Terms
Poetry
Text Features
Literary Terms
Story Elements
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The most important idea expressed in a piece of writing. It may be the central idea of a passage.
What is the main idea? It may not be directly stated, but formed from what is suggested by an author from the supporting details. If this article were published in a newspaper, which headline best expresses the main idea?
100
A poem or verse having a regular correspondence of sounds especially at the ends of lines.
What is rhyme?
100
These elements help make the key ideas easier to understand and include headings, text boxes, subheadings, sections, titles, subtitles, italic type, bulleted or numbered lists, and graphic aids, such as charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and photographs.
What are text features?
100
Language that involves the use of words and/or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another, not menat to be understood on a literal level.
What is figurative language?
100
The time and place of the action in a story, play or poem. may include location, historical period (past, present or future), season of the year, time of day.
What is setting?
200
His/her reason for creating a particular work. It may be to entertain, to explain or to inform, to express an opinion, or to persuade readers to do or believe something.
What is the author's purpose? FCAT 2.0 What was the author's most likely purpose for writing this article? to explain, to describe, to tell, to compare
200
Read the example below. Determine which literary device is being used in this poem? What Am I? I'm bigger that the entire earth More powerful than the sea Though a million, billion have tried Not one could ever stop me.
What is hyperbole? A figure of speech in which a statement is exaggerated for emphasis or for humourous effect.
200
A type of graphic aid tha tpresent information, show a process, or makes comparison, usually in rows and columns.
What is a chart?
200
comparison is conveyed by means of the word like or as She stood in front of the altar, shaking like a freshly caught trout.
What is a simile. A comparison of two things that have some quality in common. It states tha one thing actually is something else.
200
from which the writer tells a story
What is point of view? Examples: third person, first person, and omniscient
300
A passage or segment taken from a text. The length may be a phrase, a sentence, a paragraph, or an entire chapter.
What is excerpt? FCAT 2.0 Read this excerpt from the essay. Maybe he was five feet six if his heels were not worn. Maybe he weighed 155 pounds if he had a good meal.
300
Read the example below. Determine which literary device is being used in this poem? The Kite This odd bird with wings always outstretched spends most of the time sleeping in my garage.
What is personification? attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions,
300
Aids in understanding the author's purpose for writing the article, normally provided with captions.
What is a photo?
300
Name the term for the type ofliterary device used in the example below. He is a pig
What is a metaphor? Metaphor is a comparison of two thingsthat have some quality in common. It states that one thins actually is something else.
300
A struggle or clas between opposing character, forces or emotions tha moves the plot forward in literary text.
What is conflict.
400
General statement that presents the main points or facts in condensed form, omitting unimportant details and information.
What is summarize? FCAT 2.0 A general statement that presents the main points or facts in condensed form, omitting unimportant details and information. Which sentence best summarizes the essay?
400
Name the term for the type of figurative language used in the poem below. Sweet Delight Is your happiness a marshmallow Soft fluffy, pink and light A delicious tasty morsel Sadly..gone in just one bite.
What is a metaphor? A comparison of two things that have some quality in common.
400
A text structure/organizational pattern in which ideas are grouped on the basis of order or time (sequence).
What is chronological order.
400
Name the term for the type of descriptive language term used in the poem below. The repetition of f and g in fields ever fres, groves ever green.
What is alliteration? The repetition of the same sound, usually of a consonant, at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other or at short intervals.
400
An expression of a writer's attitude toward a subject. It reflects the feelings of the writer can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, playful, ironic, or objective.
What is tone?
500
Highlighting of key words, phrases, vocabulary and ideas that help you comprehend what you are reading.
What is selective highlighting?
500
Read the example below. Determine which literary device is being used in this poem? City Street Beep beep goes the taxi as the light turns green He is in a hurry so he makes a huge scene The police car let out a mighty wail ‘Honking your horn sir can land you in jail!’
What is onomatopoeia? the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
500
The author uses a special type of writing to emphasize something.
What is italicized?
500
Read the example below. Determine which literary device is being used in this poem? When The Lights Go Out The door went creak In the still of the night The floor went bump Oh what a fright
What is onomatopoeia? the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent
500
central idea or belief in a short story.
What is theme?