Study Check 3

Front

Author's Purpose

Back

Why the author wrote the text; the reason an author included certain elements.

Front

Text/Print Features

Back

Printed elements that the author adds to the main text to help the reader better understand the information.

Front

Graphic Features

Back

Visual elements that the author adds to help the reader better understand the information (diagrams, photos, charts, tables, maps, etc.).

Front

Imagery

Back

The author uses descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

Front

Simile

Back

A comparison of two things using the words like or as (e.g., His backpack is as heavy as a boulder).

Front

Metaphor

Back

A comparison of two things not using like or as (e.g., His backpack is a black hole).

Front

Personification

Back

Human-like qualities are given to things that are not human (e.g., His backpack groaned under the weight of all his papers).

Front

Alliteration

Back

The repetition of the sound of the first letter in a group of words (e.g., The backpack spilled scattered supplies and soggy snacks everywhere).

Front

Onomatopoeia

Back

A word that makes a sound (e.g., Whoosh).

Front

Mood

Back

The feeling the author creates for the reader.