figuartive language
The forest spoke to me
personification
Names a person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
Simply states a fact or describes what happens
Indicative mood verb
When a character tells a story using I and forms of I
First person
Writing that tells a made up story and includes characters, plot, and setting created by the author
Fiction
She is as quiet as a mouse
Simile
Describes a noun
Adjective
Indicates a state of command
Imperative mood verb
When a narrator uses pronoun you and forms of you
second person
A genre of fiction that uses futuristic or scientific settings
Science fiction
Her heart is golden
metaphor
An action or state of being
Verb
Indicates a state of questioning
Interrogative mood verb
When a narrator tells the story without including the thoughts of any character using the pronouns they, he, or she.
Third person objective
A fictional story set during a real time in history
Historical fiction
It's a piece of cake
Idiom
Words that join clauses, sentences or words
Conjunctions
Indicates a conditional state that will cause something to happen
Conditional mood verb
When the narrator tells the story through the thoughts and feelings of only one character
Third person limited
Writing aimed to convince the reader of a certain opinion or action
Persuasive writing
Im so hungry I can eat a horse
Hyperbole
Links a noun to another word
Preposition
Indicates a hypothetical state, wish, or an imaginary situation
Subjective mood verb
When the narrator knows everything about the story, including the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters.
Third person omniscent
Writing that explains, informs, or teaches the reader about a topic
Expository writing