Main Idea and Cause and Effect
Fig.Lang Examples
Miscellaneous
Plot
Figurative Language
100
One to two words that explain the subject being discussed.
What is topic.
100

Darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a day dream. 

Simile

100
A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.
What is autobiography.
100
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
100
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
200
Why something happens.
What is the cause?
200

BZZZZZ. The bee flew by Harold's head. 

Onomatopoeia 

200
A prefix that means life.
What is bio.
200
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
200
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia.
300
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea.
300

They loved each other like Romeo and Juliet.

Allusion 

300
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
300
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
300
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.
What is quotation marks.
400
The effect of this sentence: The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global warming.
What is global warming.
400

Sally loved socks so much that she sold them for money at the Saddlebrook Sale on Sundays. 

Alliteration

400
An essential trait of a biography that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the historical time period and place he or she was born in.
What is setting?
400
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
400
Tells us when a character is talking and identifies which character is talking.
What is dialogue tag.
500
A fact, a statement, a quote, or event, that backs up a key idea.
What is a supporting detail?
500

The dog jumped like a rabbit on top of the building. The building yelled with pain as the dogs nails scratched down the roof. The dog was a real rascal. 

Simile and Personification

500
A prefix that means to write.
What is graph?
500
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
500
Giving an object or an animal human traits.
What is personification.
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