Drama/Poems
What is the term for the time and place in which a play or drama occurs?
The setting
Name the text structure that explain events that result in other things happening.
What is Cause and Effect
What is one way you can identify the interaction in a story?
Look for a conversation, argument, or decision
Where does the comma belong?
The author has written several books about food allergies so it's safe to say she is an expert on the subject.
after allergies
What poem has 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllables
What is Haiku
The heading of a section says, "What Can We Do About It"? What type of structure does this suggest?
Problem and solution
What is characterization
In this sentence what adjectives describe the car?
The blue, shiny car drove by.
What is blue and shiny
This poem has the rhyme scheme: AABBA, and a total of 5 lines
What is a limerick
If a paragraph lists steps in order, what text structure is being used?
What is chronological or sequence
In a biography, why might an author describe how a person's childhood influenced their future choices?
To show how early events in a person's life shaped their actions and ideas later on.
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence:
The dog barked loudly in the yard.
Subject: The dog
Predicate: barked loudly
Why might a poet use imagery in their poem?
To create a vivid picture in the readers mind
What text structure includes the signal words below?
alike, also, although, as opposed to, as well as, both, but,
What is Compare and Contrast
How does characters actions or conversations help move the story forward?
Their conversations and actions can reveal new problems/information and lead to important events.
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence is two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
In a poem, the speaker refers to a difficult situation as a "mountain too high to climb". What literary device is used in this line?
What is a metaphor for
This structure provides details about a topic to help the reader visualize, or understand it better.
Description
Why do you use a comma in: " The loud, excited crowd cheered"?
Both adjectives describe the crowd equally