Vocabulary
This vocabulary word is a synonym for "story" or "plot"
Narrative
Which two elements of a story make up the setting?
Time and Place
If you give a mouse a cookie, then he's going to want a glass of milk to go with it.
What is the organizational pattern?
Cause and Effect
What kind of figurative language is used in the lines below?
Oh, she's sweet but a psycho.
Alliteration
Shelly was given anesthesia to put her to sleep before her surgery.
Medicine designed to temporarily put a patient to sleep and block pain.
This vocabulary word means a statement that is true most of the time, or for most people
Generalization
When a character's personality is implied, or you have to guess based on the character's actions, this i called ______ characterization
Indirect
This text feature helps us figure out the main idea of a passage
Title
How can you tell a haiku from other forms of poetry?
3 line poem, usually about nature, and must have a 5-7-5 syllable rhythm
What kind of poem is shown below?
There once was a fellow named Tim
Whose father never taught him to swim.
He fell off the dock
And sank like a rock
And was never heard from again.
Limerick
This vocabulary word means the lesson, message, or moral of a story
Theme
The main character of a story (not always the good guy!)
Protagonist
Ms. Farley's new dog is 2 years old, and has the cutest bark.
Is this a fact or opinion?
Opinion
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
The terrible thing about Cindy
Is she packs a powerful punch.
I learned this yesterday at school
When I tried to take her lunch.
ABCB
This kind of conflict happens inside a character's mind.
Internal, or Character vs. Self
This vocabulary word means drawing a conclusion using what you know and what you read (like an educated guess)
Inference
The turning point of a story; where a character must make a major decision or fight
While both Wendy's and McDonald's offer the same items on their menus, Wendy's is not open for breakfast. McDonald's, on the other hand, offers breakfast all day.
How is this paragraph organized?
Compare and Contrast
What is it called when lines repeat in a poem, like the song lyrics below?
Then you're left in the dust
Unless I stuck by ya
You're a sunflower
I think your love would be too much
Or you'll be left in the dust
Unless I stuck by ya
You're the sunflower
You're the sunflower
Repetition
The words an author uses lets us know his or her attitude toward the subject. This is also known as what?
Tone
This vocabulary word means a text is organized in time order
Chronological
This genre of fiction includes things like magic and monsters
Fantasy
What do you predict will happen next?
Lance didn't cook much but he wanted to do something nice for his wife's birthday, so he decided to make her dinner. He was preparing a meal of steak and potatoes by following a recipe that he had found on the Internet. He put the steaks on the grill on low heat and quartered the potatoes. Then he threw the potatoes in a skillet with a little bit of oil and cooked them over medium heat. After browning the potatoes, he grabbed the skillet by the metal handle and put it into the oven at 400 degrees. Twenty minutes later he grabbed the steaks off of the grill and began preparing the plates. The last thing that he needed to do was take the potatoes out of the oven. He thought about using a potholder to remove the pan, but didn't want to bother with getting one out of the drawer. He reached into the hot oven, his hand nearing the metal handle of the skillet. He wrapped his hand around the handle and clenched tightly...
Lance will burn his hand and need to go to the hospital for treatment. Lance's wife will not enjoy this birthday dinner.
What kind of figurative language is used in the song lyrics below?
Here we stand or here we fall
History won't care at all
Personification
This is like a dictionary at the back of a book, which gives the meaning for important bolded words used throughout the book.
Glossary