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Final Exam Review Mrs. Flynn
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Plot
Series of main events in a story
Conflict
problem in a story
Resolution
the solution to the problem in a story
Climax
the turning point of a story; gives clue to resolution
Setting
where and when a story takes place
What point of view is a Personal Narrative written in?
First Person
Onomatopoeia
sound word; word makes the sound it represents
My dad flew threw the roof when he saw my report card!
Hyperbole
What is historical fiction?
fiction with events, places, people from history
What is science fiction?
fiction with pieces of science or technology
What is non-fiction?
factual text; expository; informational
What is realistic fiction?
Fiction that could happen in the real world
What is a stanza?
a group of lines in a poem
Irony
a contradiction, sarcasm, coincidence, twist in a story
Symbol
object that represents a bigger idea
A belief of a group of ancient people, often to explain a natural occurrence....
myth
Simile
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
How does the author set the MOOD of a text?
word choice; color; setting description; emotions
Metaphor
a comparison of two unlike things
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
What is a character trait?
word that describes a character's personality
Central Idea
main purpose or point of a text
Before a list in a sentence, use a...
colon :
What is THEME?
message or moral of a text
If an author writes to ENTERTAIN...
it's light-hearted, funny, enjoyable
If the author writes to PERSUADE...
they try to talk you into believing something
If the auther writes to INFORM....
they are giving factual information
Descriptive language to create a picture in the reader's mind
IMAGERY
What are context clues?
words and phrases surrounding a word to help you define it
What is first person point of view?
the narrator is the main character
What is third person point of view?
the narrator sees all of the action and thoughts, but is not a character
What is an inference?
taking what you know and what you read to make a conclusion
ALLITERATION
repetition of a consonant sound (Lille likes little lizards.)
PERSONIFICATION
giving a non-human thing or animal a human quality
GIST
the main point of a text/ initial understanding
Text structure: compare and contrast
shows similarities and differences of topics
Text Structure: sequential
shows events in order
What are the parts of an essay?
intro, body, conclusion
What are the parts of a claim and evidence paragraph?
claim, evidence, analysis, evidence, analysis, conclusion
Text structure: descriptive
vividly and thoroughly describes a topic