Potpourri
The problem characters face in a story is called?
The conflict
The light danced on the water.
Personification
What strategy do we use to answer a constructive response question?
RACE(S)
A poem with a line pattern of 5,7,5 is called a what?
Haiku
What do we call words that have the same meanings?
Synonyms
The attitude of the writer toward a subject is the what?
The tone
I'm as cold as ice.
Simile or Hyperbole
When asked to write an essay, how many paragraphs must we write?
5
What is it called when a poet uses the same words or phrases in a poem?
Repetition
What do we call words that have opposite meanings?
Antonyms
Sally sold sea shells at the seashore is an example of what?
Alliteration
The car ride took forever!
Hyperbole
What should you use at the beginning of an essay to grab the readers attention?
A hook
What kind of a poem, is humorous and follows the rhyme scheme a,a,b,b,?
A limerick
What do we call a word that is made from two words and has an apostrophe?
Bam and Pow are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
Hey batter, keep your eye on the ball.
Idiom
What type of essay asks the writer to describe, create, or continue a story?
Descriptive essay
What is the tone of this poem?
Upon a nice spring day
Let's look at natures way
Breathe the scent of fresh air
Feel the breeze in your hair
Happy, relaxed, etc
What do we call a word that suggests a feeling different from its literal meaning?
Connotation
What do you call it when we use information from a text?
Citing evidence
She is a shining star
Metaphor
What do you use in an argumentative essay that tells the opposing view?
The counter argument
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
Upon a nice spring day
Let's look at natures way
Breathe the scent of fresh air
Feel the breeze in your hair
a,a,b,b
What do you call a word or phrase that is extra information within a sentence?
An Apposotive