What is the setting of the story?

Which genre has stanzas and lines?

What is the "author's message"?

In poetry , _____________ are like paragraphs in fiction and non-fiction writing.

Lyrical poetry is:

Which of the following is a simile?

Inferring means:

Free verse poetry:

A hyperbole:

What does the idiom "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?

A caption is:

Pictures, diagrams, and graphs:

In a play, scenes:

The tone of a passage is:

The main idea of a selection is:

Read the sentences below:

Julia was quiet all day long. In class she put her head down. At dinner she barely touched her food. After dinner, she went straight to bed. her mother wondered why Julia was acting so differently from how she usually behaved.

What can you infer about Julia?

This POINT OF VIEW is used when the author wants the freedom to tell the reader the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters in the story... or to allow the reader to know things that the characters can't know.

An author would probably tell a story from this POINT OF VIEW if he or she wanted the reader to have a personal experience with the narrator, to feel connected to them, or see the story as that character does.

This POINT OF VIEW is used when the author wants the freedom to tell the reader the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters in the story... or to allow the reader to know things that the characters can't know.

If the narrator knows everything about every character but is not a character in the story themselves, the story is being told from this POINT OF VIEW.

The POINT OF VIEW when the narrator is a character in the story (often the main character or someone close to them).

A story where the narrator is not a character in the story and only knows the thoughts and feelings of a small number of characters (or even just one) is this POINT OF VIEW.

Authors often choose this POINT OF VIEW when they want the reader to really feel what the main character is going through or even feel like they are going through it with them.

When someone says something that they don't mean exactly how they are saying it, they are being...

When says something exactly the way it happened or exactly the way it was.

Hyperbole (exaggeration), metaphor, simile, sarcasm, and idioms are examples of ___________ language.

A kid is gone from class for 13 minutes. When he or she returns, the teacher says, "I didn't think I'd ever see you again!"

The teacher is most likely speaking...

A soldier returns home from war. At the airport, the mother sees her child and begins to cry. She says, "I was worried I'd ever see you again!"

The mother is most likely speaking...

If two words are _______________, they have the same meaning.

If two words are _______________, they have the opposite meaning.

Brave and Heroic are ______________.

Combine and Separate are ______________.

Alone and Together are ______________.

Conceal and Hide are ______________.

Avoid and Escape are ______________.

Capture and Release are ______________.

Different and Diverse are ______________.

Amateur and Professional are ______________.

Occur and Happen are ______________.

When an author shows his or her opinions, feelings, or judgments about what they are writing about.

When an author writes about a subject and presents the facts and events without revealing their feelings about them.

"Parents want what is best for their children."

Because most people would agree with this even though it is not true for every parent, this is an example of a _______________.

"Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."

Because the statement the speaker is saying is not something that can be proven to be true, it is this.

"The mosquito, which is responsible for over a million deaths every year, is the deadliest animal in the world."

Calling the mosquito the deadliest is this.

Something that can be proven to be true or is objectively true.

Something that is subjective, or true in the mind of one person but not necessarily for someone else.

A statement that most or many people would agree with and believe to be true, but may not be or cannot be proven.

"With great power comes great responsibility" is one of the themes in Spider-man.

The first of the five stages of plot.

The time in the plot when characters are introduced and the setting is established.

The part of the plot when the conflict is building and building for the main character.

The time in the plot when the conflict reaches its greatest point.

The point in the story immediately following the climax.

The point in the story when the conflict has ended and the story is coming to its close.

When a character is having difficulty making a decision or dealing with their own thoughts and feelings, he or she is facing ________ conflict.

When a character is battling other characters, nature, the supernatural, or society; he or she is facing _______ conflict.

A comparison using like or as.

"She dances like she invented dancing."

A comparison that states that something is something else.

"My desire to succeed is a fire you could never put out."

A comparison describes a nonliving thing as having human qualities.

"The copy machine belched and burped, but none of my papers came out."

Exaggeration.

"If I was any hungrier, I'd eat this table."

Language that appeals to at least one of the five senses.

"Even though he was whispering, his breath was shouting."