Poetry Elements
Simile
A simile is a comparison of two items using like of as.
What does the "R" stand for in the RACE strategy?
Restate the question and make it into a statement as a part of the answer you provide.
What are some examples of pre writing?
mapping, webbing, graphic organizers
What is the highest point of a story called?
Climax
What is textual evidence?
Evidence from the text. Evidence is support for your idea, answer or opinion.
Alliteration
Give an example of alliteration. Answers will vary.
What does the "A" stand for in the RACE strategy?
Answering the Question- include all
parts of the question.
What is the last step in the writing process?
Publishing
Using your 5 fingers, explain the elements of a story.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion
What does explicit mean?
"direct"
Buzz, Pop, Bam
These are examples of what poetic device?
What does the "C" stand for in the RACE strategy?
Give supporting evidence. Can include direct quotes from a text.
How many steps are there in the writing process?
Five
What is an omniscient point of view?
"all knowing" when the author knows all viewpoints of the characters in a story.
How do you give explicit textual evidence?
State your idea and provide evidence.
What is Imagery?
Imagery is the use of images to create a picture in the mind.
What does the "E" stand for in the RACE strategy?
Explain
What is the Writing Process?
The process of writing.
What is the theme of a story?
A story's theme is the main idea.
What is paraphrasing?
when you describe something that the text said without copying directly from the text.
What is personification?
Personification is giving humanistic qualities to an inanimate object. Give an example.
How many examples should you have when citing in the RACE strategy?
You should have 3 examples.
Why do we need the writing process?
We need the writing process to help structure our writing. Answers will vary.
What does exposition mean?
It is the introduction-the beginning of the story where the characters and setting are revealed.
What is a direct quote?
when you include a short part of the text that you copied exactly from the text in your own writing