Figurative Language
This class drags on for an eternity!
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Highest point of action. The main character makes a decision. Also known as the turning point.
Climax
In his sophomore year of high school, basketball legend Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play. The coach cut Jordan from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. The next year, Jordan made the varsity squad. He averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
Never give up on your dreams.
Don't let other people tell you what can and can not do.
Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.
What does alter mean?
To change
The root word cogn means?
Know or learn
The tree covered us with shade like a blanket.
Simile
The end of the story where are conflicts have been resolved.
Resolution
Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog relaxing at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge feast of pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch. Mr. Dog was watching him eat. "Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice of your pizza, I'll let you have the next bone I find." Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. "I'm sorry, Mr. Dog," Mr. Pig said between grunts, "but I paid for this pizza and it's all mine." Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish. Then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter, but he was weighed down by the large meal. Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter seized him. Mr. Dog easily escaped.
Sharing is caring.
Don't be greedy.
As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.
What does "remorse" mean?
Guilt
What does the root dict mean?
Say or speak
With the ball in his mouth, the dog grinned at me as if he was happy.
Personification
Characters, Setting, Conflict, and Initiating Event are introduced.
Exposition
Kyle liked Lucy more than any other girl in the school, but he had an odd way of showing it. When she walked ahead of him in line, he kicked at her shoe. When she passed him on the school yard, he called her "Lucy the Loser." He even wrote a mean word on her homework during the bus ride to school. But what puzzled Lucy the most was receiving an invitation to Kyle's birthday party. Figuring that he was just planning a mean trick on her, Lucy decided not to go. As Kyle eagerly awaited Lucy's arrival, Lucy talked on the phone to Jacob. When Kyle finally realized that Lucy was not coming to his party, he was devastated.
Don't be mean to people.
Actions have consequences.
Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t believe that he was being earnest.
What does "earnest" mean?
Honest, Serious
What does the word "Predict" mean?
To tell what will happen before
Killing two birds with one stone.
Idiom
The fall out from the decision made in the climax. The suspense is dying down and things are coming to a close.
Falling action
Ulysses spent all his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding. Ulysses responded, "I've read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No, thank you." On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs. Ulysses responded, "I've read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you." Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did read about friends in his books.
Nobody likes a "Know it all"
Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.
What does "jovial" mean?
Happy, Nice
What does the word "Recognize" mean?
Know again
But, soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Metaphor
Suspense is built through a series of events. The conflict is developing.
Rising Action
The little grey mouse that lived in my wall prospered for many days on nibbles of my lunch. I'd pack a meal before bed and, while I slept, he would take small bites of my lunch, which I left on the counter. He'd take a cracker crumble here, and a bread crumb there, but he wouldn't take too much and he'd always clean up after himself. Things were going quite well for him and I didn't even know that he existed, until he got sloppy. One night while I slept, he ate all my chips and left a big mess. When I awoke to this sight, I knew what had happened to my chips. The next night he returned for another snack. He found a nice, delicious piece of cheese... lightly balanced on a mousetrap. Now I don't have to share my chips anymore.
Clean up after yourself
Everyone else wanted pizza at the party except for Tim, he detested pizza.
What does "detest" mean?
To hate or dislike.
Which word has a root that means "Know"
Aqueduct
Dictation
Cognitive
Cognitive