Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
Text Structures
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100
A word that sounds like or means the same thing as it's name.
Onomatopoeia
100

We learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.

Exposition

100

Sarah's car was dead on the side of the road. What was she going to do? She had already gotten off to a rough start when her alarm clock had faild to go off that morning. School started in just under an hour. Suddenly, it dawned on her that she had subscribed to OnStar the month before. With the simple press of a button she was able to get help jump-starting her battery and made it to class right on time!

Problem / Solution

100

Writing based on real events, people, or facts. 

non-fiction

100

1 or 2 Words. The subject of an expository or informational text. 

Topic

200
Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky.
Personification
200

The events leading up to the climax

Rising Action

200
Gives characteristics or traits about a person, place or thing.
Descriptive
200

The dictionary definition of a word. 

Denotation 

200

What the author wants you to know about the topic.

Main Idea

300

The car is as hot as an oven.


Simile

300

This is introduced during the exposition and drives the ENTIRE PLOT! 

Conflict

300

Listing events or explaining steps in order.

Chronological Order/Sequence

300

The feeling or emotional meaning behind a word. 

Connotation

300

The reason an author writes something

author's purpose

400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
400

The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The events after the climax.

Falling Action

400
Sean and Brad are best friends. They have been going to the same school since kindergarten and have bonded over their love of sports. However, Sean's favorite sport is football while Brad prefers basketball.
Compare and Contrast
400

The lesson that you learn. The moral of a story. A general statement or universal truth.

Theme

400

Types of author's purpose

persuade, inform, entertain

500

John was an ox, using all his strength to roll the wheelbarrow up the hill. 

Metaphor

500
What is the climax of a story?
The most intense or extreme part of a story where an action typically takes place.
500
The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the groud that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns becasue no plant was motivated to be green or grow.
Cause / Effect
500

When you go beyond the meaning of the words.

Figurative Language

500

Paragraphs are to essays as ______ is to poems. 

stanzas

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