Figurative Language
Where should the comma(s) be? We went to the store and we bought some milk.
What is WE WENT TO THE STORE, AND WE BOUGHT SOME MILK?
Where and when an event takes place in a short story.
What is setting?
A struggle between a person or an outside force.
What is external conflict?
Comparing two things without using the words like or as.
What is metaphor?
Which is the correct tense to use in the sentence: The smoke raised/rose over the mountains.
What is rose?
The most intense or exciting high point of a short story.
What is climax?
A sign or hint of whats going to happen next in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The correct form of the following sentence: We (rent/rents) two movies every week.
What is RENT?
The main events of a short story.
What is plot?
When an author uses descriptive words to appeal to a reader's 5 senses.
What is imagery?
The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
What is onomatopoeia?
What is a pronoun?
What is a word that replaces a noun (ie. he, she, it)?
The lesson or moral of a story.
What is theme?
This is a genre of writing that involves talking about our memories/past experiences.
What are memoirs?
Character vs. Self, Character vs. Character, Character vs. Society, Character vs. Nature go with this literary term.
What is a conflict?
A lightbulb can represent an idea or enlightenment.
What is symbolism?
The paintbrush is (lying/laying) by your pastel chalks.
What is lying?
The perspective from which the story's told.
What is point of view?
When a reader is reflecting on their own experiences to relate to a character in a story.
What is heart work or self-to-text connection?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening in a text.
What is inference?