The use of words or phrases to mean the exact opposite of something.
What is irony?
100
Putting together the information the author provides and the information that the reader already knows to come up with the answer. It's like "reading between the lines."
What is an inference?
100
Using human qualities to describe something that isn't human.
The flowers danced about the lawn.
What is personification?
100
The plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
What is the plot?
100
A comparison of 2 unlike things with the use of words like and as.
The kitten's fur is as smooth as silk.
What is simile?
200
Meanings which are not written, but are understood by the reader.
What are implicit meanings?
200
Features or qualities belonging to a person, place, or thing that help identify it.
What are characteristics?
200
A language that appeals to the senses through the use of figures of speech or vivid descriptions.
The snow-capped mountains were like giant gobs of marshmallow peaking above the horizon.
What is figurative language?
200
The part of the story after the climax where the story's main conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
What is the author's method of organizing text?
200
A comparison of 2 unlike things without the use of like or as.
She has a bubbly personality.
What is metaphor?
300
What that author is trying to do by writing.
ex. entertain, inform, persuade
What is author's purpose?
300
The vantage point from which the story is told.
What is point of view?
300
A figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without the use of like or as.
Ex. The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
What is a metaphor?
300
The part of the story where the plots becomes increasingly complicated, leading up to the climax.
What is rising action?
300
An exaggeration or overstatement.
I was so embarrassed I could have died.
What is a hyperbole?
400
Comparing 2 things that are mostly different from each other but have some things common.
He was quick as a cat.
What is an analogy?
400
Breaking a topic into small parts and providing evidence from the text to support your claim.
What is analyzing?
400
The use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning.
What is irony?
400
The time and place the story takes place.
What is setting?
400
The use of words that mimic sounds.
Snap! Crackle! Pop!
What is onomatopoeia?
500
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
The team was elated when they won the trophy.
What are context clues?
500
Fact from text that are used to support an answer or claim.
What is text based evidence?
500
An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.
I have millions of friends calling my house every night!
What is hyperbole?
500
The fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer.
What is voice?
500
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics?