What term's definition is to use an exaggeration?
Bonus points (+100 if you give me an example)
Hyperbole
What is theme?
The moral or lesson learned in the story!
What is Main Idea?
What the text is mostly about
What is the sequence of events in a story
plot
Robbie is very fortunate. He got a job the other day.
What is fortunate or lucky
The Type of figurative language that means giving human qualities to non human things
personification
Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other, "This looks a nice cool place. Let us jump in and settle here." But the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast, my friend. Supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?"
Look before you jump, think before you do something
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some bacteria are able to take nitrogen from the air and put it into the soil. This creates more nutrients and makes the soil better for growing plants. Bacteria can also be used in making food. Some bacteria are used to make cheese, and other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar.
Some types of Bacteria can be helpful
Point of view that uses the pronoun he
3rd person
Dr. Wyatt is very _____________. Any time you have a problem, he helps you solve it.
What is trustworthy or dependable
The type of figurative language that compares two things using like or as
simile
An Ant, going to a river to drink, fell in, and was carried along in the stream. A Dove pitied her condition, and threw into the river a small bough, by means of which the Ant got to the shore. The Ant afterward, seeing a man with a fowling-piece aiming at the Dove, stung him in the foot sharply, and made him miss his aim, and so saved the Dove's life.
Don't judge a book by it's cover, don't judge
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska.
There are many types of Bears
What is the turning point of the story or the highest point
climax
I am very ___________ of my friends toys. He has all the best stuff! I want all of it!
Jealous
The type of figurative language comparing two things directly
metaphor
What is the theme of the movie Frozen?
Family is forever, be careful who you trust
Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean. Mammals are different than fish, reptiles or birds. As a mammal, dolphins breathe oxygen, even though they live in water. Because they are mammals, a dolphin mother gives birth to a live baby, unlike reptiles and birds who lay eggs. A dolphin mother also feeds her baby milk like other mammals.
Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean
What is the setting?
When and where the story takes place.
The girl was tolerant of her little brother while he threw her things all over the room.
Patient
what type of figurative language is this?
I am so hungry I could eat a cow!
Hyperbole
What is the theme of Cinderella?
Being kind to everyone
In the time of the Ancient Greeks, people didn't know much about science. They resorted to explaining natural phenomenon by using stories and referring to the Greek gods. They believed each god was responsible for different parts of their lives. When Zeus was angry, he hurled his thunderbolts and, viola! That's how they explained lightning appearing in the sky.
How the Ancient Greeks explained science
What is the conflict?
The problem in the story that needs to be resolved.
Jonathan liked to go on vacations. He loved climbing mountains and doing dangerous things.
Brave or adventerous