Figurative Language
Roots and Affixes
Story Elements
Author's Craft 1
Author's Craft 2
100
A comparison of 2 unlike things that do NOT use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor
100
The word "copilot" means a second pilot in an aircraft. What does the prefix "co" mean?
What is with or together?
100
The part which gives background information, usually at the beginning of the story.
What is exposition.
100

The overall feeling or atmosphere the writing evokes in the reader. 

What is the mood?

100

Something that represents an idea.

What is symbolism?

200
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun!
What is onomatopoeia?
200
The word autograph has the greek root "graph". Graph means...
What is write or draw
200
The events leading up to the climax or main conflict.
What is rising action
200

The opposing idea presented by the author in an argumentative text

What is counterargument?

200

Why does an author choose to use sensory words in fictional stories?

What is to help the reader create visual images.

300
The tree danced in the cool, refreshing breeze.
What is personification
300
Most songs have an interlude. This is a piece of music that connects a verse to the chorus. If "lude" means "tune", then "inter" means...
What is between
300

The story ends but the conflict is not always resolved.

What is resolution.

300

A narrator who cannot be trusted is called...

What is unreliable narrator?

300
Authors purpose in writing a newspaper article or science text book.
What is to inform?
400
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration
400
The first Transcontinental Railroad was built in 1869. The railroad spanned the entire U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Trans- means...
What is across or beyond
400
A struggle between opposing forces in a story

What is conflict?

400
In a drama, this is printed in italics with brackets, tells an actor how to move, where to move, speak, tells setting, sets the mood, etc.
What are stage directions?
400
Foreshadowing is when the author...
What is give you clues about what to expect in the rest of the story?
500
I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash.
What is a similie
500
The suffix -ment means "time". Knowing this information, what does "merriment" mean?
What is happy or merry time
500

The turning point of a story

What is climax?

500

An attempt to disprove, contradict, or argue against an opposing viewpoint

rebuttal

500

The universal message/truth of a story that the writer wants the reader to understand.

What is theme.

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