Figurative Language
Text Elements
Language/Sounds
Literary Elements I
Text Structure
100
She was as skinny as a toothpick. What type figurative language is used here?
Simile
100
The sequence of events that happen in the story.
plot
100
The repetition of the first syllable sounds...consonant sounds... She sells sea shells by the sea shore...
alliteration
100
In the fairy tale, "The Three Bears", the message might be "be honest...don't mess with other people's things". This could also be called the
theme
100
This text structure is meant to show the similarities and differences between two topics.
comparison
200
That football player was a brick wall. What type figurative language is used here?
metaphor
200
This method refers to the author's descriptions of personalities and values of people in a story and can include their physical features.
characterization
200
Sound effects through words...buzz,snap,crack,pop
onomatopoeia
200
In the story, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", the reader must infer that Goldilocks is nosy, and shows no care for the belongings of others based on her actions. What is this an example of?
indirect characterization
200
Identifying the text structure of informational text will assist you in determining the __________.
author's purpose
300
I have not seen a good movie in a million years. What type figurative language is used here?
hyperbole
300
The character in conflict with the main character is called this...
antagonist
300
An idea or feeling that a word gives in addition to its literal or primary meaning:
connotation
300
In the story, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", the author describes the frustration that the bears had when they arrived and saw Goldilocks in their home. Which literary element is this an example of?
conflict (external conflict)
300
An author will provide a statement or assertion that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. What is this statement called?
claim
400
The tree was reaching out to me. What type of figurative language is used here?
Personification
400
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
protagonist
400
Another word for the beat in poetry or music
rhythm
400
In the story, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", the author describes the excitement as the three bears find Goldilocks asleep in their house. This is the highest point of action in the story...it would be called:
climax
400
To mention in support, proof, or confirmation.
Cite
500
Painting a picture in the mind of the reader is called this...
Imagery
500
The angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a text. In fiction it is the mode of narration that an author uses to let the readers, "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, essay etc.
Point of view
500
What is the rhyme scheme? Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
aabb
500
A group of lines in a poem that are separated would be called:
stanza
500
When forming an argument, it is important that the writer include remember the formula for argumentative writing which is argument = ______ + _______.
claim + evidence
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