Figurative Language
This is a type of figurative language that COMPARES two unlike things using the words LIKE or AS.
Simile
The beginning of a fictional story, when the characters and setting are introduced.
Exposition
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
The narrator is a character who tells the story from his or her perspective. Uses pronouns such as "I, me, my."
1st Person POV
The main moral or message of a story.
Theme
This is a type of figurative language that COMPARES two things by saying one thing IS another.
Metaphor
The turning point or most suspenseful moment of a fictional story.
Climax
An action or state of being word.
Verb
The narrator is an outsider who knows the thoughts and feelings of ONLY ONE character in the story. Uses pronouns such as "he, him, she, her, they, them."
3rd Person Limited POV
The main problem of a fictional story.
Conflict
This is a type of figurative language that gives human qualities to non-human objects.
Personification
The part of a fictional story when the conflict is introduced, and the plot starts moving towards the climax.
Rising Action
A word that takes the place of a noun.
The narrator is speaking to YOU, the reader. Uses pronouns such as "you" and "your."
2nd Person POV
What does the RACES acronym stand for?
R- RESTATE
A- ANSWER
C- CITE
E- EXPLAIN
S- SUMMARIZE
This type of figurative language is when an author exaggerates to get their point across.
Hyperbole
The part of a fictional story that takes place after the climax, where the story starts winding down and working towards the resolution.
Falling Action
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
The narrator is an outsider who knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters in the story. Uses pronouns such as "he, she, him, her, they, them."
3rd Person Omniscient POV
What does the FANBOYS acronym stand for?
F- FOR
A- AND
N- NOR
B- BUT
O- OR
Y- YET
S- SO
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
The girl was a hungry tiger when it was finally time to eat lunch.
Metaphor
The ending of a fictional story, where the conflict is resolved and the story is wrapped up.
Resolution
The noun that a pronoun replaces.
Antecedent
List 4 1st Person POV Pronouns
I, me, my, mine, we, us.
What part of speech are FANBOYS?
(Hint: it starts with the letter "C")
Coordinating Conjunctions