Vocabulary
Words that have the same ending sound...
Rhyme
What type of figurative language is this?
"POW" and "OUCH"
Onomatopoeia
What is theme?
A lesson, moral, or message that the character/reader can learn.
What are the two parts of inferencing?
What you know and what the text says, put together.
What type of structure continues in a "normal" story order?
Linear
How are poems organized?
Lines
What type of figurative language is this?
You are like sunshine on a cloudy day.
Simile
Is theme general or specific to one story only?
General
What is an inference?
A. Character
B. An educated guess
C. Setting
B. An educated guess
How do you read concrete poems?
Top to bottom; and left to right.
What are groups of lines organized into?
Stanzas
What type of figurative language is this?
My mom is a wall when she wants her way.
Metaphor
Is this an example of theme?
Sir John became famous for slaying a dragon.
No, it's not encouraging, and it's way too specific.
Make an inference:
1. It's snowing hard outside
2. School buses can't drive on snowy roads.
We probably won't have school tomorrow; tomorrow may be an NTI day.
What type of structure includes flashbacks and flashforwards?
Non-Linear
A way of describing the pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
Rhyme Scheme
What type of figurative language is this?
It has taken you 1,000,000 to clean your room!
Hyperbole
Why is a story's theme sometimes difficult to figure out?
It isn't explicitly said in the story/poem.
Make an inference:
1. It's raining outside
2. We can't take kids outside for recess during a storm
We will have indoor recess today.
What type of structure is "The Giving Tree" written in?
Circular
The musical quality of a poem, the beat.
Rhythm
What type of figurative language is this?
I can't tell Beau anything, he always spills the beans!
Idiom
Give me an example of a theme.
Yes or No
Mrs. Rush was taking attendance.
"Gabby?" "Here."
"Emma?" Two girls said, "Here," at the same time. Mrs. Rush continued.
"Max?" There was no response. A few kids turned around and saw that Max's seat was empty.
1. There are two girls in the class named Emma.
2. Max is absent today.
What type of structure starts in one places, moves away from it, and goes back to where it started?
Circular