Figurative Language
Literary Elements
Poetry
Text Structure
What Else to Know
200

A type of figurative language that compares two different things, using the words "like" or "as" to show how they are similar

What is a SIMILE

200

The parts that make up a story. For example: characters, setting, and plot.

What is STORY ELEMENTS 

200

A piece of writing, often in verse, that expresses feelings, ideas or tells a story

What is a POEM

200

How the story or passage is organized

What is TEXT STRUCTURE 

200

The general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader

What is MOOD

400

An example of this type of figurative language is: The Terrible Tiger Tore the  Towel

What is an ALLITERATION

400

The main idea or message of the story

What is a THEME

400

A set of four lines in a poem, usually with a specific rhyme scheme.

What is a QUATRAIN

400
The name or title of a section of text, provided to let you know what the section will be about

What is a HEADING

400

Pulling from the text what is not directly stated

What is INFER/INFERENCE 

600

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally (i.e. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse)

What is a HYPERBOLE

600

The main character and the one who opposes them

What is a PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST 

600

Poems are not written in sentences and paragraphs, they are written in _______ and ________

What are LINES AND STANZAS 

600

A visual representation of data or a visual depiction of information

What is a GRAPH/CHART

600

Using surrounding words to understand or reveal meaning 

What are CONTEXT CLUES

800

A description that appeals to the senses: sight, sound, hearing, taste, and touch.

What is IMAGERY

800

The author's attitude toward the topic which is revealed in word choice, dialogue, and description  

What is TONE

800

The way the author uses language to express ideas in writing

What is a STYLE

800

Placing things in the order in which they occurred

What is CHRONOLOGICAL 

800

Main ideas and a complete overview of the text, but shorter than the original 

What is a SUMMARY

1000

The phrases easy as pie, break a leg, don't cry over spilled milk, and barking up the wrong tree are all examples of this 

What is an IDIOM 

1000

The year was 1908, she made the move to Portland, OR to pursue her dreams as a women's activist- is an example of this

What is a SETTING

1000

A pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have a similar rhythm or number of syllables.

What is a COUPLET

1000

Part of a text such as a header, picture, or chart

What is TEXT FEATURE

1000

All-knowing and all-present narrator 

What is  3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT