Stars and Planets
the person or group of people the piece of writing is intended for
writing or speech not meant to be taken literally (
Ex. Its raining cats and dogs)
the conversation between people in poetry, plays, and stories.
to go forward in the future time
the difference in things
makes comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unlike
(Ex. wheel is to a car as branch is to a tree)
the use of exaggeration especially in tall tales
Briefly tell the text, passage, or story with main points
using the words before or after to know meaning of a word
words that mean the same thing
(Ex. Big, Large, Huge) (small, tiny, little)
a comparison of two unlike things
(ex. Her heart is gold, ex. You are a rock)
the expression of 2 or more words that means something other than the actual meaning of its words
(Ex. Hold you horse- means I am coming)
to foreshadow something before it happens
answers the question WHY
(Ex. Its started raining)
words that mean opposite
(Up-down) (tall- short)
a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as
(ex. Her heart is like gold, ex. He is like a rock)
words the make sounds
(ex. Bang, boom, woof, etc.)
What is Onomatopoeia
to use clue words or pictures in the text to discover what is not being directly stated by the author
answers the question WHAT
(Ex. I need an umbrella)
the person the wrote the text, passage, or story
the repetition of beginning consonant sound in poetry
(ex. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
an animal that does human traits or actions in a text, passages, or story
to go back in time
similarities in things
when the author’s tries you to do something
(ex. Cars are better than trucks)