figurative language
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics
What is personification?
This word means “brave” or “courageous.”
What is bold?
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
The person who tells the story.
What is the narrator?
a struggle between a person or an outside force
What is external conflict
a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor
A word that means “to guess based on evidence.”
What is infer?
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
The time and place of a story.
What is the setting?
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
The opposite of "increase."
What is decrease?
the main events of a short story
What is plot
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
visually descriptive or figurative language
What is imagery
Having too much pride.
What is arrogant?
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
What do we call the message or lesson the author wants to teach?
What is theme?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
To say what will happen next.
What is predict?
the perspective from which the story's told
What is point of view
What point of view uses “he” or “she” but is limited to one character’s thoughts?
What is third person limited?
a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________
What is analogy