Figurative Language
I'm so tired I could sleep for a year!
hyperbole
A person, place, or thing
noun
The most exciting part of a story
Climax
Describing something using the five senses is called using _____ ______.
Sensory details
The message the author wants you to walk away with after reading, the lesson, the moral of the story....
theme
Everyone is mad at me because I let the cat out of the bag.
idiom
adjective
The Exposition is the ________________ of a story. It introduces the characters and setting.
Found at the beginning of a book. Will tell a reader how the book is organized
Table of Contents
main idea
He is a night owl.
metaphor
This is the action of the sentence
verb
The problem of the story is called the _____________.
conflict
footnote
The important sentence in the introductory paragraph of an essay that serves as a structure or framework and tells the reader what you plan to write about
thesis statement
The ocean danced in the moonlight.
adverb
The conflict is ________________ at the resolution of the story, which is at the end.
solved
Bold, italics, different color font are examples of...
text features
Name the 5 paragraphs in an essay
1. Introduction 2. Body 3. Body 4. Body 5. Conclusion
Her laugh was like a hyena.
simile
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so
coordination conjunctions
Falling action occurs _______________ the climax.
after
author's purpose
text evidence