Context Clues
The police thwarted, or stopped, the thief. What type of context clue is this example?
definition
types of text, stories or movies
genre
language used for descriptive effect
figurative language
water
aqua
two types of narrative writing
fictional and personal narrative
making a guess based on the text and what you already know
infer
main problem of the story
conflict
uses words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things
simile
hear, listen
aud
beginning of the conflict, what sparks the conflict in the story
rising action
a word with an opposite meaning is in the text
antonym
the main character in the story that deals with the conflict
protagonist
directly compares two objects, people, or things
metaphor
to, toward
ad
most exciting part of the story
climax
a word with the same meaning is in the text
the character in the story that causes or creates the conflict
antagonist
an animal, force of nature, object or idea described with human qualities
personification
self
auto
what happens after the climax
falling action
What are the 5 types of context clues?
Infer, definition, example, synonym, antonym
the central idea or message of a work of literature often expressed as a general statement about life
theme
He is a shining star is an example of what figurative language?
metaphor
star
astr
solution to the problem in the story
resolution