Reading
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
What is the introduction?
To use strong exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
I love going to baseball games they are so much fun.
The incorrect sentence above is an example of this type of sentence.
What is a run-on sentence?
The drums were like a thunderstorm.
Simile
A word opposite in meaning to another
What is an antonym?
This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.
What is the summary?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
This is a type of pronoun that emphasizes a preceding noun or pronoun. Ex: himself, themselves, myself
Intensive Pronoun
The snow is a white blanket.
Metaphor
The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.
What is the climax
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
What is a conclusion?
The struggle between a character and 1 or more opposing force is called
What is the conflict?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
The wind whispered voices at night.
Personification
This is the main message the author wants to convey in his/her story. This is the moral is the lesson that the writer wants you to learn from the story.
What is a theme?
When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me"
What is first person?
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
A person place or thing.
What is a noun?
I was now only one of many little animals driven by a herder.
Metaphor
The sequence of events that make up a story. It acts as a roadmap, covering the main character's journey.
What is a plot?
This introductory statement tells the reader what your essay is primarily about.
What is a Thesis Statement?
The emotional, cultural, or implied meaning associated with a word beyond its literal definition.
What is connotation?
The sloth may stay in the tree all day.
The helping verb in the sentence above is _____.
What is may?
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
Hyperbole