Figurative Language
A comparison of 2 unlike things that do NOT use the words "like" or "as"
What is Metaphor?
POV? "I went to the Dunkin' to buy breakfast for my family."
What is first person?
Fiction, but could really happen
What is Realistic Fiction?
Time and place of a story
What is Setting?
Foreshadowing is when the author...
What is give you clues about what to expect in the rest of the story?
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun!
What is Onomatopoeia?
Author's Purpose in writing a newspaper article or science text book
What is to inform?
Fiction, but based on historic events
What is Historical Fiction?
The part of the story when you learn about the setting and the characters
What is the Exposition?
The lesson/moral of a story
What is Theme?
The tree danced in the cool, refreshing breeze
What is Personification?
POV? "You must choose your next step wisely. Will you enter the jungle, or will you turn around?"
What is second person?
When the reader knows somehting that a character(s) does not
What is Dramatic Irony?
The events leading up to the climax of a story
What is Rising Action?
Not the literal meaning of a word, but its intent as used in a sentence; the tone behind a word.
What is Conotation?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
What is Alliteration?
POV: Narrator knows every character's thoughts & feelings.
What is third person omniscient?
When something happens that is the opposite of what the reader expects
What is Situational Irony?
When the story ends, but only sometimes the conflict is resolved.
What is the Resolution?
I can use __________ to help determine the meaning of unknown words/phrases.
Signals from the author/Context Clues, roots/prefixs/suffixes
I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash
What is Similie?
This type of informational text has the primary purpose of persuasion
What is Argument?
a Sonnet, Haiku, Narrative, Acrostic
What is a type of poem
The turning point in the story
What is climax?
The use of words in a non-literal way to create vivid images, enhance meaning, or express ideas in a more creative, engaging way than literal language is...
What is Figurative Language?