Joseph Compau
giving human characteristics to non-human things
personification
organizational pattern explaining how things are alike or different
A. Cause/effect
B. Compare/contrast
C. Right/wrong
D. Problem/Solution
B. Compare/Contrast
conversation between characters
A. Words
B. Text
C. Speech
D. Dialogue
dialogue
descriptive writing that helps the reader form pictures in their mind
Imagery
comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'
metaphor
explains the personality; what they're like on the inside:
A. Theme
B. Dialogue
C. Character Trait
D. Mood
character trait
details that appeal to a reader's senses
Sensory Details
problem in the story; what the character is trying to accomplish
Conflict
comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
when and where the story takes place
setting
detail in the text that is based on feelings instead of something you can prove
A. Fact
B. Opinion
C. Argument
D. Point of view
B. Opinion
the time order in which things happen:
A. Sequential
B. Chronological
C. Directional
D. Time Stamp
B. Chronological
exaggeration
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
organizational pattern where one thing happens because of something else
Cause/effect
expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words:
A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Idiom
D. Idiom
loose ends are tied up, questions are answered, reader knows it's the end.
Resolution
Type of writing based on the author's imagination
Fiction
the message in the story that should teach the reader a lesson:
A. Theme
B. Plot
C. Suffix
D. Metaphor
Theme
The events that make up a story; what happens.
Plot
type of story written to be performed:
A. Fiction
B. Non-Fiction
C. Fable
D. Drama
D. Drama
instructions telling actors what to do
A. Stage Direction
B. Script
C. Role
D. Plot
A. Stage Direction
excitement and nervousness; reader feels uncertain about what happens next
Suspense
language that means more than what it says on the surface:
A. Sensory Language
B. Metaphor
C. Figurative Language
D. Simile
C. Figurative Language
brief statements of main events; character, setting, problem, solution, message
Summary
writing that uses figurative language and sensory details to evoke emotions in the reader:
A. Rhyming
B. Poetry
C. Drama
D. Play
B. Poetry