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Interpreting Nonfiction
Understanding Fiction
Poetry
Poetry
Drama
100
the most important idea or point in a piece of writing
What is the main idea?
100
clues in a sentence to help you figure out the meaning of a word or answer to a question.
What is context clues
100
A pattern created by how the poetry is read as well as the use of punctuation.
What is rhythm?
100
making a decision based on the stated and suggested information.
What is inference?
100
the events in a play and the order in which they occur.
What is plot?
200
to interpret a passage in your own words
What is a summary?
200
the sequence of the story... beginning, middle and end
What is plot?
200
the same sounding words at the end of each verse.
What is rhyme?
200
this is the central idea of a poem. this expresses a specific opinion or belief about a larger subject.
What is theme?
200
usually at the beginning of the play. Gives the background information and introduces the setting and characters.
What is exposition?
300
using the information and suggested information to figure out the underlying or unstated idea
What is an inference?
300
an action that makes something happen and its aftermath
What is cause and effect?
300
the use of ordinary words to prove a point. An example of this is exaggeration.
What is figurative language?
300
" and our hearts sang so loud that everyone could hear..." This is an example of?
What is personification?
300
the point at which the conflict reaches its peak.
What is climax?
400
the way a writer writes and the writers attitude towards a subject.
What is style and tone?
400
comparision between two different people, places or things. signal words used: like, than, similar to, as
What is a similie?
400
a ?????? in a poem is a word or phrase that stands for an important idea such as youth, age, life, or hope.
What is a symbol?
400
read the poem on page 188 ' A Narrow Fellow in the Grass' Answer question #2 What can you infer is the subject of the poem?
What is a snake?
400
the main character in a play
What is a protogonist?
500
looking for ways something is different and alike.
What is compare and contrast?
500
a comparison that states one things is another.
What is a metaphor?
500
Gives human qualities to non human objects such as animals, objects, or ideas.
What is personification?
500
Read the poem on page 192 ' Earth and Rain, the planets and the sun'. question#8 What is the theme, or underlying message of this poem?
What is #4?
500
read the play on page 232 ' Medvenko love Masha' answer question 5 ( theme)
What is answer 1?