Running Notes 141-150

Question 1

The use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. Writers use sensory details to help readers imagine how things look, feel, smell, sound, and taste.

Answer 1

Imagery

Question 2

Is a logical guess based on evidence based on evidence in the text.

Answer 2

Inference

Question 3

A story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments.

Answer 3

Legend

Question 4

A short humorous poem composed of five lines that usually has the rhyme scheme aabba, created by two rhyming couplets followed by a fifth line that rhymes with the first couplet. A limerick typically has a sing-song rhythm.

Answer 4

Limerick

Question 5

A song-like poem written mainly to express the feelings or emotions of a single speaker.

Answer 5

Lyric

Question 6

A specific type of autobiography; like autobiography, a memoir is about the author’s personal experiences. However, a memoir does not necessarily cover the author’s entire life.

Answer 6

Memoir

Question 7

A mood or atmosphere is the feeling that a literary work conveys to readers. Mood is created through the use of plot, character, the author’s descriptions, etc.

Answer 7

Mood

Question 8

A lesson that a story teaches. A moral is often stated directly at the end of a fable.

Answer 8

Moral

Question 9

A recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature. A motif may also be two contrasting elements in a work, such as good and evil. A motif is important because it allows one to see main points and themes that the author is trying to express, in order that one might be able to interpret the work more accurately.

Answer 9

Motif

Question 10

The reason why a character acts, feels or thinks in a certain way.

Answer 10

Motivation