A
The R in Races
What is restate the question
The A in Races strategy
What is answer the question
The C in the RACES strategy
The E in the RACES strategy
The S in Races strategy
What is sum it up
the lesson an author wants to communicate in a literary work
What is theme
an exaggerated statement used to heighten effect; used to emphasize a point
Ex. I have millions of missed calls from my dad!
What is hyperbole
a saying whose meaning can’t be understood from the individual words in it
Ex. He answered the question off the top of his head.
What is idiom
What 2 letters in RACES make 1 full sentence
What is R and A
Where do you find the evidence for E
What is the text
the feeling the author creates for the reader
What is mood
the character who tells the story
What is narrator
the part of the plot from the climax to the ending where the main dramatic conflict is worked out
What is resolution
the type of writing that tells a story
What is "narrative"
true to life; the people, places, and happenings are similar to those in real life
What is realistic fiction
the placement of events in order of their occurrence
What is sequencing
a figure of speech in which an object is given human characteristics
What is personification
a personal point of view or belief
What is opinion
the ways that the author uses words – the author’s word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and mean in the text
What is style
the time and place in which a story occurs
What is setting
a figure of speech in which “like” or “as” is used to compare two unlike things
Ex. His face was as red as a strawberry.
What is simile
word with opposite meanings
Ex. hot and cold
What is antonym
the use of a thing, character, object, or idea to represent something else
What is symbolism
words with similar meanings
Ex. difficult and hard
What is synonyms
the use of words that mimic sounds; represent the way a sound really sounds
Ex. Crackle! Boom! Zap! Zoink!
What is onomatopoeia