Literary Elements
Figurative Language
Point of View & Pronouns
Word Play
Random
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
Words that imitate the sound they represent, like buzz, pop, or bang.
Onomatopoeia
100
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
100
Words that have the same or nearly the same meaning, like big and large.
Synonyms
100
What is a claim or thesis statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
200
The main character in a story, often considered the "hero."
Protagonist
200
Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or objects.
Personification
200
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Miss Keller was so excited to teach her students this new topic."
her
200
Does Miss Keller have boy or girl cats?
Boy
200
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
300
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
300
What are two things Ms Davies loves?
Flowers, her 4 pets, her two daughters, coffee
300
The point of view where an outside narrator speaks directly to the reader using the pronoun you.
Second Person
300
A dynamic word made up of two distinct words joined together, like notebook, sunflower, or firehouse.
Compound word
300
How many kids does Ms Davies have?
2
400
Where did Miss Keller go to college?
Kent State
400
Extreme exaggeration used to make a point (Ex: "I've told you a million times").
Hyperbole
400
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun?
"The students couldn't wait until they had recess."
They
400
A short piece of text added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, like un- in unhappy.
Prefix
400
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
500
What is at the top?
Climax
500
Name at least 5 different types of figurative language.
simile, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, aliteration
500
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
500
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, like there, their, and they're.
Homophones
500
What are the three types of author's purpose? hint: PIE
persuade, inform, entertain