Literature Key Terms

A ________________ is repeating or writing out exactly what a source says, word for word. Quotes are always put inside quotation marks. (RL1)

• theme

• quote

• chapter

• text

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

_____________ texts are passages that are stories, dramas, or poems. (RL1)

• Literary

• Informative

• Spelling

• Math

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

Making an ______________________ while reading is when you infer to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the literary text. (RL1)

• Inference

• Theme

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

An ____________ idea or message is stated directly by the author. The author tells the readers exactly what they need to know. (RL1)

• infererence

• opinion

• explicit

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

The __________ of a literary text is its lesson or message. For example, a story could be about two friends who like to do things together, and the theme might be the importance of friendship. (RL1, RL9)

• main idea

• summary

• theme

• main point

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

______________: To give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen. (RL2)

• Summarize

• Finalize

• Realize

• Exercise

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

______________ vs _________________: Though similar, comparing is analyzing two things, such as characters or stories, in relation to each other, while contrasting is specifically analyzing the differences between two things, such as two different characters or stories. (RL3, RL9)

• Fact vs Opinion

• True vs False

• Compare vs Contrast

• Truth or Dare

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

A _____________________ is a person or thing in a work of literature. Goldilocks is a character in “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” (RL3)

• metaphor

• simile

• character

• quote

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

_________ : Where and when a story takes place, including the time of day, the season, or the location. (RL3)

• Setting

• Characters

• Narrator

• Quote

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

_________ it the events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a literary text. (RL3)

• theme

• conclusion

• introduction

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3