Word Analysis
This word uses the root "struct," meaning "to build"
What is structure?
Onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification are examples of this
What is figurative language?
The person who tells the story.
Who is the narrator?
Has no rules, no rhythm, no rhyme scheme
What is free verse?
Historical, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy are genres of this type of text
What is fiction?
The "feeling" or emotional meaning of a word
What is connotation?
Examples of this might be a fire station burns down, or a police station gets robbed
What is irony?
The place in a story where we learn about the characters and the setting.
What is the exposition?
A Japanese poem with three lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines, and 7 syllables in the second line.
What is a haiku?
A-, In-, Im-, Il-, Ir-, and Un- are prefixes that mean this
What is "not?"
What is mood?
Luke Skywalker has a dream about fighting Darth Vader. When Luke wins and takes off Vader's mask, he sees his own face. This is an example of...
What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadows that Vader is Luke's Father
Gawain was trusty, had a great sense of smell, was fast as a deer and strong as a bull. These are...
Character traits
A five-line, humorous poem with rhyme scheme aabba.
What is a limerick?
Headings, captions, bold words, glossary, index, table of contents are examples of these
What are text features?
The relationship between the words "unusual" and "uncommon"
What are synonyms?
Gina was smiling. The sun was warm and comfortable. The smell of the flowers was soothing. This is an example of...
What is imagery?
Character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs society
What is external conflict?
A distinctive beat or pattern
What is rhythm?
Details like setting, characters, conflict, climax and resolution are things used when annotating for this type of text
What is fiction?
Word choice, imagery, figurative language combined to create an overall feeling in a text
What is tone?
An object that represents an idea or quality, such as a heart (represents love) or a dove (represents peace). This is an example of...
What is a symbol or symbolism?
First person (the narrator is a character in the story), third person limited (the narrator is not a character in the story and tells the story from only one character's perspective), third person omniscient (the narrator knows everything about all characters). These are examples of...
What is point of view?
Daily double! Two answers to this question.
Two lines of poetry that rhyme
Four lines of poetry with rhyme scheme abab, or aabb.
What is a couplet? and What is a quatrain?
Questions like Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? are used when annotating for this type of text
What is nonfiction?