Genre
The literacy term that tells about real-life people, places, things, and events.
What is Nonfiction?
The literary term that refers to the way the author writes and the words the author chooses to use in their writing.
What is Author's Style?
The literary term that means the bits and pieces of information that supports the main idea.
What is Detail?
The figure of speech which compares something to something else using the word like or as.
Example: Her hair is as golden as the sun.
What is Simile?
Little Doggy Poem
I had a little doggy that used to sit and beg;
But Doggy tumbled down the stairs and broke his little leg.
Oh! Doggy, I will nurse you, and try to make you well,
And you shall have a collar with a little silver bell.
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
The literacy term in the form of short stories and novels that describes imaginary events and people.
What is Fiction?
The literary term that refers to the reason for the author's writing.
What is Author's Purpose?
What is Main Idea?
The figure of speech which refers to an object which is not alive but is given human qualities.
Example: My car is a real beauty.
What is Personification?
The poet uses figure of speech of the plant to describe the process of a plant going from seed to plant.
In the heart of a seed,
Buried deep, so deep,
A dear little plant
Lay fast asleep!
The little plant heard
And it rose to see
What is the Personification of the poem?
The literacy term that portrays fictional or non-fictional events through a performance of written dialog. It can be performed on stage, on film, or the radio.
What is a Drama?
The literary term that refers to the statement of the author's point of view.
What is Author's Claim?
The literary term that means a shortened version of the text that focuses on the main idea of a work.
What is Summary?
The figure of speech in which exaggeration of words is made on a statement in order to create impressiveness.
Example: I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!
What is Hyperbole?
The poet, Christina Rosetti, uses figure of speech in this poem to illustrate the effects of strong wind.
The Wind BY CHRISTINA ROSETTI
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
What is personification?
The literacy term in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.
What is Poetry?
The literary term that means message an author is trying to deliver to the reader through his or her writing, also known as lesson or moral of the story.
What is Theme?
The literary term that means an educated guess based on clues from the text and your prior knowledge.
What is Inference?
The figure of speech which refers to a word which resembles the sound it is describing.
Example: My watch ticks loudly.
What is Onomatopoeia?
In the poem "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" the poet is trying to get the baby to fall asleep.
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Thy father's watching the sheep,
Thy mother's shaking the dreamland tree,
And down drops a little dream for thee.
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Sleep, baby, sleep!
The large stars are the sheep,
The little stars are the lambs, I guess,
The bright moon is the shepherdess.
Sleep, baby, sleep!
What is the Repetition of the poem?
The following text is an example of a specific genre.
Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the American people on September 29, 1967, about the war in Vietnam. At this time, many Americans were concerned about our involvement with the war. Johnson addressed their concerns. Many lives had been lost in this ongoing war. However, Johnson asked America, “What if we leave and let Communism spread? Could we really take that risk?” Johnson believed we should fight now to minimize the current conflict and not let it grow and carry over into future generations.
What is Informational Text?
"If you work hard, it will pay off."
Before Taylor was born, his father climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, a famous mountain in Africa. Taylor wanted to climb it when he was older. Taylor was now in 8th grade. His father said if his grades were good and his parent-teacher conference went well, he would take him that summer. Taylor worked extra hard that year getting all A’s on his final report card.
What is the Theme?
"Great White Sharks are dangerous animals."
Great White Sharks can be 20 feet long and weigh around 4,000 pounds. They have special sensors in their noses that help them find prey. Great White Sharks can also swim at very high speeds, and sometimes even jump right out of the water to catch their prey! They prefer to eat seals and dolphins, but they’ll attack any warm-blooded creature, including humans.
What is the main idea?
I look in the mirror at the beginning of each day,
and ask myself what mask I should place on my face today.
No not the sad one it's too revealing,
I don't want to show the world my true feelings.
For the mask that you can see camouflages the true me.
It's my public face that I remove each night,
when I bare my soul the mirrors light.
In the poem, The Mask by Charlene Valladares, the author compares her face to a mask. This is an example of a figurative language.
What is Metaphor?
The lesson the poet tries to express through the poem is to take care of yourself.
Health and Wealth, by Anonymous
We squander health in search of wealth;
We scheme and toil and save;
Then squander wealth in search of health,
But only find a grave.
We live, and boast of what we own;
We die, and only get a stone.
What is the Theme of the poem?