Reading Informational
What does claim mean?
The authors opinion.
The events that happen in the story.
Simile is...
a comparison using like or as.
1st person is
I, me, my
Imagery is..
when the author use such descriptive language it paints a picture in your mind.
Author's point of view is...
The way the author looks at the topic. (Their opinion)
Theme is...
the moral or life lesson learned in the story
Metaphor is...
a comparison between two unlike things.
2nd person
you
Onamonapia is...
sound words like boom, pow
Central idea is
the main thing the passage is talking about
Setting is...
Time and place
Personification is...
giving nonhuman things human characteristics.
3rd person
Inference is...
A conclusion you reach by applying logic to evidence.
Tone is...
The attitude or feeling that the narrator or character has towards something.
Alliteration is...
Intensive pronoun
end in self, can be take out of the sentence.
What is pronoun & antecedent agreement
Where the pronoun matches the noun.
Objective summary is...
a summary that only includes facts. NO opinions or thoughts.
Authors purpose is...
Why the author wrote the passage.
Hyperbole is..
an extreme exaggeration.
reflexive pronoun
end in self, cannot be take out of the sentence.
Give me an example of a story and it's theme
the lorax- conservation