Text Structure
This text structure is used when an author explains why something happened and what happened as a result.
What is cause and effect?
An article explaining how hurricanes form without trying to convince the reader is written to do this.
What is inform?
“The classroom was a zoo.”
What is a metaphor?
The turning point or most intense moment in a story is called this.
What is the climax?
A passage explains how pollution causes climate change and the effects it has on the environment.
What is cause and effect?
This structure would most likely include signal words like similarly, however, unlike, and both.
What is compare and contrast?
A speech encouraging students to recycle more is written to do this.
What is persuade?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
What is a simile?
The problem or struggle between characters or forces in a story is this.
What is conflict?
A story meant to make readers laugh but also teaches a lesson still has this as its primary purpose.
What is entertain?
A passage describing a tornado step-by-step from formation to destruction most likely uses this structure.
What is sequence?
A text that breaks down how something works step-by-step with reasoning is written to do this.
What is explain?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is called this.
What is personification?
When the narrator is a character in the story using “I,” the point of view is this.
What is first person?
This stage includes events that complicate the conflict and build suspense, often through cause-and-effect relationships.
What is rising action?
A passage that presents an issue, explains multiple possible solutions, and evaluates them is using this structure.
What is problem and solution?
A fictional story written mainly for enjoyment, even if it teaches a lesson, is primarily written to do this.
What is entertain?
“I’ve told you a million times to sit down.”
What is hyperbole?
•Occurs early in the story
•Disrupts the character’s normal life
•Creates the main conflict or problem
•Engages the reader's interest
What is inciting incident?
A character feels deep guilt about betraying a friend but continues to lie in order to protect their own reputation, creating tension driven by opposing values within themselves.
What is internal conflict?
If a passage is organized by categories of characteristics rather than time or events, it is most likely this structure.
What is description?
A writer uses humor and exaggerated situations to tell the story of a disastrous family vacation, mainly focusing on making readers laugh, even though the events reveal small lessons about patience.
What is entertain?
Repeating beginning consonant sounds in nearby words is this device.
What is alliteration?
A narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings four of the five characters in the story
What is omniscient?
In the sentence, “He avoided answering the question but decided to explain later,” identify the gerund and the infinitive phrase.
What is "answering" and "to explain later"?