Vocabulary - Part 1
What does the word intent means?
purpose
What is an excerpt?
a short part of a story
What is a stanza?
a group of lines in a poem
What is a simile?
Comparing 2 unlike things using like or as
What is a context clue?
a hint the author gives.
What does the word illustrate mean? (in ELA terms)
Explain
What us the definition of agitated?
upset
How do you know when a new stanza starts in poetry?
There's a space between lines
What is a metaphor?
Comparing 2 unlike things without like or as
What is dialogue?
When characters talk out loud.
What is a synonym for the word distraught?
upset
What is the definition of fathom?
understand
What are the small numbers on the sides of poetry called?
Line numbers
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to things that aren't humans
How do you know when someone is speaking out loud in a story?
The text has "quotations marks."
What does the word aggressiveness mean?
quality of being aggressive or violent
What is the definition of precise?
correct or accurate
Poetry is written in lines. What is prose?
A normal paragraph.
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that copy sounds (boom, crash, hiss).
What does the word influence mean?
having an affect on someone
What does the word gratitude mean?
thankfulness
What is the definition of resolved?
decided, fixed
How many stanzas are in this poem?
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass.
It smelled of warmth and life.
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.
3 stanzas
What is alliteration?
The repeating of sounds at the beginning of words
What are stage directions?
Instructions on how to set up a play