These are added to the beginning of words to change the meaning. Hint: These letter combinations cannot be a word by themselves.
Prefix
100
This is called an extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
100
What does the word ascend mean?
To climb up
100
Type of figurative language in which you don't take the literal definitions of the words. ex- Raining cats and dogs.
idion
100
person, place or thing
noun
200
This punctuation is added to words to help shorten two words into one.
apostrophe
200
Give me the three purposes for why authors write books.
entertain, persuade, inform
200
Give me the definition for the word barter.
to trade
200
This term means to give human qualities to an object that is not human.
personification
200
action, helping, linking
Verbs
300
This prefix means to do it again. ____view
re-
300
Making inferences about the author's purpose for writing helps you understand___
why the author wrote the text.
300
A house, building or land on which a family lives.
homestead
300
To list qualities of a characters. Ex- religion, age, hair color, how they act
characterization
300
replaces a noun
pronoun
400
This prefix means before, or in advance. ____view
pre-
400
Give me two ways in which an author chooses to organize their story.
Cause/effect, chronological order, problem to solution, strongest argument to the weakest argument
400
Locomotive is a synonym for...
train
400
This term is how you feel as you read.
mood
400
Helps modify or change a noun.
adjective
500
Give me the contraction for the two words. Need not
needn't
500
What is the difference between foreshadowing and flashbacks?
Foreshadow- is the author giving hints of what is to come.
flashback- is when the authors jumps back to a previous date in time to give you information about the story or character