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Reading Vocabulary 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Poetry? | A way a poet expresses their emotions. |
| What are stanzas? | The paragraphs in a poem. |
| What are lines? | The sentences in a poem. |
| What is Figurative Language | Language I have to FIGURE out or INTERPRET! |
| What is a simile? | Comparing two unlike things using like or as Example: My hair is like silk. |
| What is a metaphor? | Comparing two unlike things without using like or as Example: My hair is silk. |
| What is Alliteration? | When a sentence has words that have the same beginning sound like a tongue twister. Example: Sally sat silently. |
| What is TONE | The author's feeling in a story or poem. |
| What are synonyms for Theme? | Moral, Lesson, Message, Central Message |
| What does Theme mean? | The lesson the author wants us to learn from a story or poem. |
| What is conflict? | The problem in the story. |
| What are characters? | The people or animals in a story. |
| What is the setting? | Where and when the story takes place. |
| What is plot? | The events in a story. |
| What is resolution? | The solution to the conflict in the story? |
| What are character traits? | Adjectives to describe how a character looks, talks, or acts. |
| What is a summary? | Retelling a story/poem in my own words using the main idea and key details. |
| What is a speaker? | The character telling the story in a poem (like a narrator). |