Sentence Structure
A sentence with one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence ?
Events are told in time order.
What is chronological order ?
The message or lesson of a story.
What is theme ?
Conversation between characters.
What is dialogue ?
A phrase that doesn't mean exactly what it says.
What is an idiom ?
Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence ?
Shows similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast ?
The feeling a story gives the reader.
What is mood ?
Hints about what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing ?
A reference to another text or event.
What is an allusion ?
A sentence with one independent and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence ?
Explains why something happens and the result.
The author's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone ?
A feeling of excitement or tension.
What is suspense ?
Words that imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia ?
Repeating the same grammatical structure in a sentence.
What is parallel structure ?
Present an issue and how to fix it.
What is problem and solution ?
Where and when the story takes place.
What is setting ?
Giving objects deeper meaning.
What is symbolism ?
A comparison between two things.
What is an analogy ?
The arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence.
What is syntax ?
Arranges ideas from most to least important.
What is order of importance ?
The perspective the story is told from.
What is point of view ?
How an author develops a character.
What is characterization ?
Two opposite words together.
What is an oxymoron ?