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Elements of Plot
Poetry
Author's Purpose/Type of Texts
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
100
Learn the setting, meet the main characters, and find out what the story will be about
Exposition
100

a group of lines in a poem 

Stanza

100
A type of text that isn't true
Fiction
100

Cliffs are not the only way waterfalls are formed. Waterfalls may also appear where the river flows over ground containing a hard bed of rock. The river WEARS away the softer rock on both sides of the hard bed. Once the hard rock is exposed, it forms a lege over which the water plunges. The word WEARS means___________.

Rubs / erodes

100
A word that sounds like or means the same thing as its name.
Onomatopoeia
200

This story element tells where and when a story takes place.

Setting

200

This is the repetition of the same beginning sound in words like “wild winds whispered.”

Alliteration

200
What is the purpose of the following passage? Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes.
To inform
200
Hiking is an activity that can be enjoyed by almost anyone. Many people ENROLL in hiking clubs or groups. They join these clubs so they can be around other hikers and learn from their experiences. A hiker does not have to spend much money on equipment. In this passage, the word ENROLL means________.
To join
200
Jane sat in awe as stars danced across the night sky.
Personification
300
The part of the story that reveals or suggests an outcome
The resolution
300

This is a comparison using like or as, such as “as brave as a lion.”

simile

300

What type of text explains something?

Expository / Non-Fiction

300
Heart attacks can be brought on by the pressures of everday life. Stress and strain at work, eating an UNBALANCED diet, smoking, drinking, alcohol, and taking drugs all lead to bad health. In this passage, the word UNBALANCED means__________.
Not healthy
300
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." Why does the author use this figurative language?
To exaggerate how hungry the person is.
400
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
The falling action
400

Why do poets use imagery in their writing?

to create a vivid picture using the senses

400
Baiting a hook is a messy process. First, you have to dig the worm out of the ground or out of a cup of worms and dirt. Next, slide the worm on the hook, covering the hook so the fish can’t see it. Finally, toss the hook and worm into the water. Good luck! What is the author's purpose
To explain
400
Frank was ALL EYES as he watched Coco the Clown perform his juggling act. Five, six, then seven multicolored balls spun in a circle around Coco's head. How was he able to keep so many balls in the air without any of them falling to the ground? In this passage, the phrase ALL EYES means Frank_______________.
watched carefully
400
John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the hill
Metaphor
500

The lesson or moral of the story   

Theme

500

Read the line: “The sun smiled down on the children.”  What type of figurative language is this?

personification

500

Read the sentence: “Everyone should recycle to help protect the environment.”

Persuade

500
Now that the oil wells had run dry, Michael's life had certainly changed. He was no longer able to LIVE LIKE A KING. He had to do his own work on the ranch, prepare his own meals, and take care of the house. It took him a lot of time to adjust. In this passage, the phrase LIVE LIKE A KING means_____________.
have someone else do all his work.
500
Make a simile about the sun.

A simile uses like or as, so make sure yours does!