Figurative Language
This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
Alliteration
The story of a person's life written by someone other than the person that the story is about.
Biography
2 Answers:
Define Antonym
Define Synonym
A word that is the opposite of another word.
A word that is the same as another word.
A word composed of two or more smaller words
Compound word
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
A type of FL that compares but does not use like or as.
Metaphor
A point of view where the main character tells the story.
First Person
2 parts:
Groups of letters that can be placed before a word to alter its meaning.
An ending added to a word to change its meaning.
Prefix
Suffix
Define setting (need complete explanation.)
The time AND place that the story happens
Define conflict.
The problem in a story.
An object that is given human qualities.
Personification
The author's central thought; the main topic of a text or paragraph.
Main Idea
The order in which events occur.
Sequence
A judgement based on reasoning. When you understand something even though the text did not state what was happening.
Inference
Define narrator.
The person telling the story.
Comparing 2 or more things using like or as.
Simile
Explain the possible differences between the following:
Historical fiction vs. fiction vs. realistic fiction
Historical fiction- could have happened at a point in the past, but it didn't.
fiction- not true
realistic fiction- all events must be believable and be able to actually happen
The turning point when the conflict is at its most intense
Climax
This is the main message or lesson of a story.
Theme
Define dialogue.
The conversation between characters.
A type of FL that has a literal and figurative meaning. Ex.: "Cat got your tongue?"
Idiom
This is the pattern or beat of a poem.
Rhythm
When a conflict is resolved.
Resolution
The repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Meter
Define symbolism.
The practice of representing things by symbols or showing symbolic meanings in characters.