Figurative Language
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alliteration
A series of events build toward the point of greatest interest
Rising Action
Describes a noun
Adjective
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written
Repetition
Moral or lesson of the story
Theme
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named EX. (cuckoo, sizzle )
Onomatopoeia
Reason or intent for writing
Author's Purpose
Describes a verb
Adverb
Poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.
Lyric
A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
Facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the main idea.
Supporting Details
Takes the place of a noun, usually a name
Pronoun
A humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba
Lymeric
Words that mean the same
Synonym
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head
Idiom
The outsider looking in tells the story, uses pronouns like HE, SHE, IT, THEY
3rd Person
Show location, time, or movement
Preposition
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
Stanza
To put items in numerical or sequential order
Chronological Order
Personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
Personification
After climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved
Falling Action
An exclamation, AH! OH DEAR!
Interjection
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
Rhyme Scheme
Educated guess or to derive from evidence
Infer