Understanding Text Structures and Figurative Language
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What is the main purpose of a theme in a story?

  • To entertain the audience with humor
  • To illustrate the setting and its significance
  • To convey the main message or lesson of the text (correct)
  • To provide detailed descriptions of characters

Which of the following best describes the role of the narrator in a drama?

  • To explain the story as it unfolds (correct)
  • To provide stage directions to the actors
  • To write the script of the play
  • To perform as one of the characters

What do the suffixes -able and -ible imply when added to a base word?

  • Capable of being or able to be (correct)
  • Completely altered in meaning
  • Prevented from occurring
  • Possessing a particular quality

How is a scene defined in a play?

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Which of the following best describes a script in a drama?

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What is the primary purpose of using figurative language?

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Which transition word is typically associated with cause and effect?

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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?

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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?

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Which of the following is characteristic of sensory language?

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Which comparison method states one thing is another?

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Flashcards

Theme

The main message, lesson, or moral of a text.

Drama/Play

A story performed by actors on a stage.

Suffixes -able/-ible

Word parts added to verbs to change them to adjectives. Meaning 'able to be' or 'capable of'.

Character

A person or thing in a story.

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Setting

The time and place of a story or play.

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Cause/Effect

Explains what happened and why it happened.

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Sequence

Explains events in order.

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Comparison/Contrast

Describes how things are similar and different.

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Problem/Solution

Shows a problem and how it's solved.

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Central Idea

Main topic of a text.

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Figurative Language

Creates special effects or feelings.

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Point of View

Who is telling the story (first or third person).

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Description

A story told in first or third person point of view.

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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.

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