Reading Foundations
This is the main idea or message of a text.
What is the main or central idea?
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view?
The atmosphere of a story or the way a story makes readers feel.
What is mood?
The repeating pattern of sounds at the end of lines is known as this.
What is rhyme?
Details, examples, or facts that help prove the central idea are called this.
What is textual evidence?
Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas is called this.
What is personification?
This point of view uses I or we.
What is first-person point of view?
The emotional feeling or attitude of an author, conveyed through word choice
What is tone?
"Sally sold seashells by the seashore and Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers are examples of
What is alliteration?
The universal lesson or moral of the story.
What is theme?
“This backpack weighs a ton” is an example of this type of figurative language.
This point of view uses he, she, or they and tells the thoughts of one character.
What is third-person limited?
The literal, dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
Using the same word, phrase, line, or stanza multiple times within a poem is known as this.
What is repetition?
The reason the author has for writing (i.e. persuade, inform, express, entertain)
What is author's purpose?
A cultural phrase that isn't literal, such as "You're pulling my leg!"
What is an idiom?
This point of view allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
The emotional feeling of a word (can be positive, negative, or neutral)
What is connotation?
Poets often use imagery to appeal to the reader’s ____.
What are the five senses?
"Slow and steady wins the race" and "Honesty is the best policy" are both example of this.
What is theme?
Authors use figurative language mainly to do this for the reader.
What is create vivid imagery or deeper meaning?
When the narrator is talking directly to the readers, using pronouns like "you, your"
What is second-person point of view?
An author’s word choice is often used to influence the reader's ________.
What is mood?
Poets use rhyme, repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and line breaks to create this.
What is rhythm?