Reading Terms

Term for the structure of a story; the sequence of events of a story

• resolution

• climax

• plot

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

an object or abstract idea given human qualities or form

• personification

• metaphor

• allusion

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words

• allusion

• rhyme

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

an exaggeration that cannot be understood if taken literally

• personification

• alliteration

• allusion

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Name the literary term here:

The early summer sky was whipped sherbet.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Name the literary term used here:

His words cut like a knife.

• metaphor

• personification

• oxymoron

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the time and place of the action in a story or play called?

• Plot
• Setting
• Symbol
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A logical guess or conclusion based on evidence that allows a reader to figure out more than the words say is called a/an.

• Author's purpose
• Analysis
• Exaggeration 
• Inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Universal message the story conveys in a novel or short story.

• Theme
• Main idea
• Exposition
• Author's  purpose

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The point an author is making about a topic

• Main idea
• Comparison
• Persuasion
• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2