Figurative Language
This common comparison uses the words "like" or "as" to connect two different things.
What is a simile?
This is the very beginning of the story where the setting and characters are introduced.
What is the exposition?
I walked down the beach and felt the cold water hit my toes. I wondered if I should keep going.
What is First Person?
Jada worked all summer at the diner, saving every tip in a jar. While her friends were at the pool, she was scrubbing tables and taking orders. By August, she didn't just have enough for the used car she wanted; she had enough for the insurance and a full tank of gas, too. Standing in her driveway with the keys in her hand, the exhaustion of the summer finally felt worth it.
What is hard work pays off
The Greek root "bio" (as in biology or biography) means this.
What is life?
This device gives human qualities, feelings, or actions to inanimate objects or animals.
What is personification?
This is the turning point or the most intense, exciting moment of the story.
What is the climax?
You walk into the room and see a gift on the table. You feel a sense of excitement as you reach for the ribbon.
What is Second Person?
The old oak tree stood in the center of the park, gnarled and scarred by decades of storms. To the children, it was just a bumpy eyesore that dropped messy acorns. But when a massive hurricane hit the town, the fancy new plastic gazebos snapped like toothpicks, and the decorative saplings were uprooted. Only the old oak remained, its deep roots holding the soil together and protecting the playground behind it.
What is inner strength, or don't judge a book by its cover?
In the sentence, "The hungry hiker devoured the sandwich in two bites," the word devoured most nearly means this.
What is ate quickly/greedily?
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor, such as saying, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is a hyperbole?
This part of the plot involves a series of events that build tension and lead up to the climax.
What is the rising action?
The man sat on the park bench. He checked his watch twice, stood up, and walked toward the train station without looking back.
What is Third Person Objective?
Ever since the 'Great Mix-up' in third grade, Silas and Marcus hadn't spoken. They lived on the same block and attended the same parties, but they navigated the world in a silent dance of avoidance. Ten years later, at their high school graduation, Silas realized he couldn't even remember what the original fight was about. He looked at his former best friend across the lawn and realized they had traded a decade of memories for a grudge with no name.
What is the cost of holding grudges (or Forgiveness)?
This is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
What is an antonym?
This occurs when a word's pronunciation mimics the sound it describes, such as "buzz" or "hiss".
What is onomatopoeia?
Often called the "untangling of the knot," this is the final part of the plot where the story's problems are resolved.
What is the resolution?
Sarah watched Tim leave, feeling a deep sense of loss. Tim, meanwhile, was already thinking about his dinner, completely unaware of Sarah's sadness.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
In the city of Oakhaven, everyone wore a mechanical 'Mood-Watch' that pulsed green when they were happy. If a watch turned red, the 'Cheer-Squad' would arrive to medicate the sadness away. Elara's watch turned red the day her cat died, but she hid it under a thick sleeve. She found that the ache in her chest made the memory of her cat feel real and precious. She realized that without the red days, the green days didn't actually mean anything at all.
What is sadness is a necessary part of life (or the Balance of Emotions)?
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses (complete sentences) WITHOUT using a conjunction like "and" or "but."
What is a semicolon?
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposing terms, such as "deafening silence" or "jumbo shrimp."
What is an oxymoron?
This specific plot element is the event or "spark" that sets the entire story in motion and disrupts the protagonist's status quo.
What is the inciting incident or conflict?
Mark stared at the math test. He felt his heart race and worried he hadn't studied enough, while his teacher sat at the front of the room quietly grading papers.
What is Third Person Limited?
Captain Vane spent years hunting the 'Silver Whale,' a beast that had once grazed his ship. He ignored his crew’s hunger, sailed past beautiful islands where they could have settled, and spent his family's entire inheritance on harpoons. When he finally caught sight of the whale, a rogue wave crashed over his decaying ship. As he sank into the cold dark, his last thought wasn't of his victory, but of the warm home he had traded for a ghost.
What is the destructiveness of obsession or focus on the important things?
This is the connotative difference between the words "cheap" and "inexpensive."
What is "cheap" implies poor quality, while "inexpensive" just means low cost?