the most important point that a write wishes to express; a thought that might be expressed in the topic sentence (first sentence) of a paragraph
What is main idea?
100
conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
100
I have written a book about myself
What is an autobiography?
100
this word ending or suffix usually stands for a person
What is -ist?
100
the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are side by side...example: beautiful blue boat
also, these can be tongue twisters
What is alliteration?
200
the first sentence of a paragraph; may contain a very important idea known as the main idea
What is topic sentence?
200
in the script of a play, these are the instructions given to the actors, director, and stage crew; we may find out about who is leaving or coming onto the stage; we may find out about the props for the scenes
What are stage directions?
200
I wrote a book about my best friend
What is a biography?
200
this prefix or word beginning means "reverse" or "down"
What is de-?
200
words that sound alike have this
What is rhyme?
300
pieces of information that help readers to understand the main idea; this information further explains the main idea
What are supporting details?
300
a major unit or section in a drama or play; this can be further divided into scenes
What is an act?
300
I keep this collection of writings about things that are very personal to me; Anne Frank kept one also during her time in the attic during WWII
What is a diary?
300
this prefix means "together" or "with"
What is con-?
300
expressions that people from a particular culture are mostly familiar with
What are idioms?
400
the author's message to the reader through the literary piece; a moral or life lesson that has been taught or expressed through the literary work; the heart of the literary piece that we can understand by first understanding main ideas and central ideas
What is theme?
400
smaller units or sections of acts in a play
What are scenes?
400
Former US Presidents write these about their experiences during their years in the White House
What are memoirs?
400
this prefix means "one"
What is uni-?
400
exaggerations with words
What is hyperbole?
500
the idea that readers can form based upon the main ideas that we write down after reading each paragraph of a nonfiction piece; collectively, the main ideas lead readers to this idea
What is central idea?
500
the beginning of a play that is outside the main action of the characters; similar to an introduction that tells us a short summary and maybe also information about the setting of a play
What is a prologue?
500
some people keep this type of writing as related to daily happenings and events
What is a journal?
500
this suffix or word ending means "little"
What is -ule?
500
the use of mental pictures formed with words that help readers to better understand the text; the use of the five senses