figurative language
Grammar
elements of a short story
Vocabulary
random
100
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics
What is personification?
100

 The first letter of the first word in a sentence should be

a capital letter

100
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
100
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the main idea?
100

a struggle between a person or an outside force

What is external conflict

200
a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor
200

in a sentence, Adjectives usually come

after a noun

200
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
200
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
200
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
300

extreme exaggeration

What is hyperbole

300

Phrases are grammatical units that consist of

more than one word

300
the main events of a short story
What is plot
300
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
300
visually descriptive or figurative language
What is imagery
400
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
What is onomatopoeia
400

"She has been studying all day." Which is a verb phrase?

1  has been studying

2 studying all day

has been studying

400
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
400
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
What is mood?
400
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
500
the repeated use of the same constant at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
500

Which sentence has an adverb phrase?

 She sings very nicely.
 She sings very nice songs.

She sings very nicely

500
the perspective from which the story's told
What is point of view
500
The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
What is tone?
500
a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________
What is analogy
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