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What is the main purpose of a theme in a story?
What is the main purpose of a theme in a story?
Which of the following best describes the role of the narrator in a drama?
Which of the following best describes the role of the narrator in a drama?
What do the suffixes -able and -ible imply when added to a base word?
What do the suffixes -able and -ible imply when added to a base word?
How is a scene defined in a play?
How is a scene defined in a play?
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Which of the following best describes a script in a drama?
Which of the following best describes a script in a drama?
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What is the primary purpose of using figurative language?
What is the primary purpose of using figurative language?
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Which transition word is typically associated with cause and effect?
Which transition word is typically associated with cause and effect?
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What does the central idea of a text refer to?
What does the central idea of a text refer to?
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In a story told from a third-person point of view, how does the narrator function?
In a story told from a third-person point of view, how does the narrator function?
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What literary device uses the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words?
What literary device uses the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words?
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Which of the following is NOT a typical transition word used in problem/solution text structure?
Which of the following is NOT a typical transition word used in problem/solution text structure?
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Which of the following is characteristic of sensory language?
Which of the following is characteristic of sensory language?
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Which comparison method states one thing is another?
Which comparison method states one thing is another?
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Study Notes
Cause/Effect
- Purpose: to explain what happened and why it happened
- Transitions: because, so, in order to, as a result
- Simile: comparison using "like" or "as" (e.g., "I'm happy as a clam")
Personification
- Gives human qualities to animals or objects
Sequence
- Purpose: to describe how things are alike or different
- Transitions: but, both, however, and
Text Structure
- Problem/Solution
- Figurative Language: creates a special effect or feeling, uses figures of speech to compare, exaggerate or mean something different from expected
- Metaphor: comparison where one thing is another thing
- Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words
- Sensory Language: words that appeal to the five senses
Point of View
- First-person: narrator is part of the story
- Third-person: narrator is outside the story
Central Idea
- The main message of the text
Detail
- Evaluate details to discover key ideas
- Use examples, facts, and evidence to support the central idea
- Stories told from a first-person point of view have a character in the story as the narrator.
- Stories told from a third-person point of view have an outside narrator.
- They give details about characters.
- Implied themes use clues from the characters, their actions and reactions.
Theme
- Moral of the text, main message or lesson
- Can be stated in the text or implied
Drama Elements
- A drama (play) is a story performed by actors on stage
- Parts:
- Characters: who performs the roles
- Setting: the time and location
- Dialogue: the lines spoken by characters
- Plot: the sequence of events
- Narrator: character who tells what happens in the play
Suffixes (-able, -ible)
- Used to turn a verb into an adjective
- Meaning: "able of being" or "capable of"
- Examples: agreeable, remarkable, adaptable, likeable, reversible, audible, visible, flexible
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Test your knowledge on various text structures and figurative language elements. This quiz will cover cause/effect, personification, sequence, point of view, and more. Get ready to explore how these concepts enhance the meaning of texts.
