Poetry Terms
SPLASH! is an example of this poetry term when the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
another word for the the problem or struggle in the story
What is conflict?
To find the similarities between two things is to compare; to find the differences between two things is called THIS
What is contrast?
You receive this much credit for blank answers.
What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!
"Withering Willow" is an example of this poetry term where the beginning consonant sounds of the words are repeated in a phrase or sentence
What is alliteration?
A name for the end of a story when the problem is solved?
What is the solution?
This is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
What is fiction is fake and nonfiction is real?
Use this process to remove multiple choice answers that are incorrect in order to narrow the number of items
What is the process of elimination?
You should always use RADD to answer short response questions. The letters in RADD stand for these three words.
What are Resay, Answer, Detail and Detail?
"Her hair is silk" is an example of this poetry term.
What is metaphor?
The overall feeling of a text is called this
What is the mood?
The qualities that make up a character's personality, including how he or she thinks, acts, feels, and behaves
What are character traits?
If you're unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.
What is LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT!
These three things belong in the introduction of an essay.
What are the Hook-name the texts, answer the prompt?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this poetry term.
What is hyperbole?
When the narrator is a character involved in the story it is called THIS point of view
What is first person ?
The three main purposes authors have for writing are THESE.
What are to tell a story, to teach you something or persuading you
If you're stuck on a question and it's taking a long time to answer it, you should do this.
What is mark it, move on with the test, and return to it after you finish the rest of the test?
In this part of the essay, you should include plenty of text details and explain how those details support the point you're trying to make.
What are the body paragraphs?
Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
sensory images?
An author's attitude or feelings toward the subject he or she is writing about is called this. (Ex. admiring, critical, positive, negative, etc.)
What is tone?
If you are asked to arrange something in chronological order, it means THIS.
What is time order?
Use THESE to help you figure out the meaning of any unfamiliar words in a text.
What are context clues?
Your essay will be graded on the correct answer, organization, and THIS very important category.
What is details?