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LMS L to J LangArts

LMS L to J literary terms

QuestionAnswer
Running the text like a movie Visualize
Why did? What would happen if??? Was that character??? Questioning
The main character in a piece of literature Protagonist
Paragraphs: Prose :: ________: Poetry stanza
Guessing what will happen next while reading; I bet… predict
Quotation marks show ___________. Dialogue
When/where a story takes place Setting
Giving human attributes to inanimate objects Personification
Written in the form of a play Drama
A true statement Fact
11. A person telling a story Narrator
The person who is telling a POEM. Speaker
Poems have certain amount of lines _______; there is a number to identify them stanzas
A statement that it is an exaggeration Hyperbole
A story that is NOT true. Fiction
A story that is true Nonfiction
A story that is not true by the characters/events are realistic. Realistic Fiction
A newspaper article would be what genre? Nonfictional Informational
A type of literature. Genre
A comparison using like or as. Simile
A comparison not using like or as. Metaphor
How the reader feels about a piece of literature Mood
How the author WANTS you to feel about a piece of literature. Tone
The problem in the story. Conflict
Relating a reading to you personally, a movie, another book, etc Connect, making a connection
Using sensory imagery when reading. Description
When you don’t know a word what clues do you use? Context
You are distracted when reading, so you should _______. Reread
Things that the reader figures out by using the author’s clues and using your prior knowledge. Inference
An author wants you to feel sad, remorse, resentment, peace, etc Tone
A sound created in literature Onomatopoeia
The use of repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of a word Alliteration
A story that’s not true but has historical events Historical Fiction
A true story written about someone written by someone else Biography
When a character remembers something in the past. Flashback
When the author gives hints about the future Foreshadow
What the story is mainly about Main Idea
What should you do when you don’t understand a part of the reading Reread
Somebody’s personal feelings about something. Opinion
To entertain, inform, or persuade are all Author’s Purpose
Pleasant excitement caused by what will happen next Suspense
Poetic device are Repetition
The genre that uses gods and goddesses Myth
Which genre teaches a lesson and has animal characters Fable
When you are confused, daydreaming, sleepy, questioning, lost your place, distracted, too much noise, difficult vocabulary, you should Reread
The turning point in a fictional work Climax
Chunking words into prefixes, bases, suffixes to help figure out meaning and/or reading around a word to help figure it out Context Clues
The author’s message Theme
Not true, handed down from generation to generation, exaggerated. Folk tale
Magical genre; things usually happen in three’s Fairy tale
Stories that have characters with supernatural powers. Fantasy
Literature that is highly imaginative, and uses scientific ideas. Science Fiction
The genre that deals with solving crimes Mystery
What a paragraph is mainly about Cause
What is the result of something Effect
Written in stanzas and lines, with or without rhyme showing imagination and emotion. Poem
The resolution of a story happens where End
The events rising up to the climax Rising Action
The character in conflict with the protagonist Antagonist
The events that occur after the climax Falling Action
Words that mean the same thing. Synonym
Words that mean the opposite Antonym
The three forms of author’s purpose are what? Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Divides the passage into shorter sections, gives information about what you will read next, usually bolded Subheading
A synonym for experience would be what Prior Knowledge
A synonym for humor would be what Funny
To define a term that may not be familiar at the bottom of the page Footnote
A book of maps Atlas
A book containing information such as population, climate, agriculture… Almanac
A book that gives definitions of words Dictionary
A book that gives synonyms and antonyms of words Thesaurus
A set of books that gives information based on the first letter Encyclopedia
Synonym for the word consumer Buyer
A synonym for the word common Usually
A synonym for the word consequence Effect
A synonym for approximate. Estimate
A small dictionary at the back of a book. Glossary
A list of sections or topics found in book with a page number to find it Table of Contents/Index
Find “another word for” means to find a _________. Synonym
A conversation between two characters. (Uses quotations) Dialogue
Pleasant excitement caused by the unknown in a piece of literature Suspense
The reason an author writes: author’s ____ Purpose
Ideas, quotes, facts, etc that support a main idea Detail
The reader: an__________. Audience
To show how two things are a like Compare
To show how two things are different. Contrast
A quality or feature. _______ Characteristic
A type of media that is designed to persuade its audience to consume a product Infomercial
A pamphlet that gives information about a certain topic. Brochure
To differentiate or tell the difference between two or more things Distinguish
To examine and investigate Analyze
A method or technique in writing Style
A conflict. Problem
The answer or explanation of a conflict. Solution
The order in which something happens Sequence
To evaluate and form an opinion Judgment
An applicable and significant topic or detail Relevant
A method or procedure Technique
A best guess or theory. Assumption
To be prejudice and unfair Bias
To be obvious and clear Apparent
A feeling or sentiment. Emotion
The beat of a poem Rhythm
When the ends of lines relate (sound the same) in a poem Rhyme
To mock. Sarcasm
To label Stereotype
A satire or tongue in cheek Irony
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