I've told you a million times
This room is as cold as the artic
Hyperbole
“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.” - Charles Dickens; Pickwick Papers Figure out the mood of this passage
peaceful
Moo Oink thud
onomatopoeia
the people and animals in a story
Characters
Advertisements, billboards, opinion articles, political speeches, and letters to the editor.
Persuade
Break a leg
Idiom
The shadows stretched long across the hallway, whispering secrets in the dark" creates a feeling of dread and unease. This mood is?
Horror
Stay calm—there is no need for so much _________
commotion
where and when the story takes place
Setting
The author uses vivid details to tell the reader what something looks, sounds, smells, or feels like.
Describing language
This word means the same as another word
simile
The mood is...
What I feel as I read
If you ____ a fair trade, I will agree
propose
things that happen in a story
Events
The author provides facts and information about a topic to help readers understand or learn something
Inform
What is an oxymoron? Give me an example
Jumbo Shrimp
Anxious
In the scary story, Luis heard a ____ coming from the dark woods
groan
The main problem that the characters face how the conflict or problem is solved
Plot
Fiction stories, fantasy novels, poems, comics, and plays
Entertain
The classroom was a zoo ..is this a simile, metaphor, or idiom
metaphor
This word means to give human attributes to nonhuman objects, an example would be the car ran a marathon
Personification
This is a short funny story to help relate to the reader
anecdote
sad, happy, joyful, formal, informal
tone
First person
second person
third person
Point of View