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The people and animals in a story are called _____.
"I feel sick as a dog" is an example of a _____.
idiom
_____ such as ellipses, em dashes, and colons can indicate important text will follow.
Punctuation
_____ gives human qualities or characteristics to animals or objects.
Personification
______ is a comparison of two things by saying one thing is another thing.
Metaphor
"Boom" "pop" "crack" are examples of _____.
onomatopoeia
"I bit into a juicy, sweet apple" is an example of ____.
imagery
A ____ can be proven true. Look for numbers, photos, maps, or eyewitness reports.
Where and when the story takes place is called a ____.
setting
"I'm as happy as a clam" is an example of a _____.
simile
____ _____ are the pieces that make up a story
Literary elements
"The moon follows me when I walk at night" is an example of a ______.
personification
______ is a sound device used to repeat the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words.
Alliteration
_______ words are specific to an area of study. They are often in boldface. They might appear in visuals such as diagrams.
Content-area
An _____ is a personal belief and cannot be proven true.
opinion
Language that describes how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes is called _____.
imagery
The main problem the characters face is called a ____.
conflict
_____ is the language and technique a writer uses to - make his or her writing interesting or communicate ideas to the reader.
Author's craft
"I waited for 100 years" is an example of a ____.
hyperbole
_____ are things that happen in a story.
Events
The ______ is what the text is mostly about.
central idea
"You must be a walking encyclopedia to know all those facts" is an example of a ____.
metaphor
_____ ______ includes "figures of speech" that compare, exaggerate, or mean something different from what is expected.
Figurative language
A story told in ______ point of view has an outside narrator.
third-person
The I in P.I.E. stands for _____.
inform
_____ is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as."
Simile
A ______ ______ is the way the character sees, thinks, or feels about something.
character's perspective
The P in P.I.E. stands for ______.
persuade
How the problem or conflict is solved is called a _____.
resolution
____ _____ creates a special effect or feeling or makes a point.
Figurative language
Text evidence + background knowledge =
inferences
A story told with a _______ point of view has a character in the story as the narrator.
first-person
____ is an expression that means something different from the meaning of its individual words.
Idiom
The E in P.I.E. stands for _______.
entertain
Music, sound effects, or narration are examples of _____.
sound elements
An _____ is his or her reason for writing a text.
author's purpose
_______ ______ present important parts of the story in a different way.
Text features
When you _____ synthesize, your thinking changes and you form new ideas.
synthesize
____ is a word that imitates the sound of what it describes.
Onomatopoeia
Kinds of ____ can show emphasis or indicate a title.
type
____ are exaggerations that make things sound bigger, better, or more than they truly are.
Hyperbole
_____ are people who are knowledgeable about a topic discussing their thoughts and ideas.
Experts
_____ are brightly colored graphics and text that catch the viewer's attention.
Visual elements
______ are clues in the text and visuals to find the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Context clues
"Sally sent Susan some samples of soup" is an example of an ______.
alliteration
Authors use media to persuade, inform, or entertain viewers. ______ are the ways a topic, idea, or other information is presented.
_____ are illustrated characters or objects in motionl.
Animation
____ _____ are visuals, such as illustrations, diagrams, maps, and speech bubbles, that helps explain ideas of a text.
Graphic features
_____ expresses a poet's feelings, imagination, and ideas about a subject.
Poetry
A _____ is a guess you make about what is going to happen in a selection or story.
prediction