Week 15 ELA Skills Review Flashcardizz

Front

What is a cause-and-effect relationship?

Back

A cause-and-effect relationship shows how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect). For example, rising global temperatures (cause) lead to crop failures (effect).

Front

Define 'stanza' in poetry.

Back

A stanza is a group of lines that form a unit in a poem, often separated by a space.

Front

What part of a story is the 'rising action'?

Back

The rising action is the part of the story where the conflict develops and builds up to the climax.

Front

What is the significance of forming unions for workers?

Back

Workers form unions to negotiate for better pay, safer work conditions, and more job security.

Front

How does the speaker in 'The Road Not Taken' describe the two roads?

Back

The speaker describes both roads as being worn about the same.

Front

What is the purpose of a poem's stanza structure?

Back

The stanza structure organizes ideas and themes in a poem, making it easier to read and understand.

Front

What does 'exposition' refer to in a story?

Back

Exposition is the part of the story that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.

Front

What is the 'falling action' in a narrative?

Back

Falling action is the part of the story after the climax where the conflict begins to resolve.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', suggesting they are alike in some way.

Front

What is the main theme of 'The Road Not Taken'?

Back

The main theme is about choices and their consequences in life.