Figurative Language
Compares 2 things using like or as
simile
The logical sequence of events that develops a story
Plot
Her laughter sounded like bells
Simile
When reading a ghost story, you might feel tense and afraid
Mood
Which part of speech is a person, place, idea, or thing?
Noun
A word that sounds like the action it is describing
Onomatopoeia
A person who tells the story
Narrator
Cotton-candy clouds turned pink in the sunset
Metaphor
When Mr. Dane talks about music and sports, he is excited and fanatic.
Tone
in, at, to, under, around - examples of
prepositions
Gives human-like qualities to an object or animal
Personification
An issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves
conflict
This is a synonym for sensory details.
Imagery
In Speak, Melinda selected the word "tree" as her subject in art class. Throughout the story, her artwork with trees was an important part of her emotional growth for overcoming the trauma she experienced.
Foreshadowing
jump, fishes, is, was, - examples of
Verbs
An overstatement or exaggeration
Hyperbole
The main character of story, novel or a play
Protagonist
An idea, object, color, etc. that represents something else
Symbol
one thing is said, while another thing is meant
irony
Happy, ugly, rich, brown, - examples of
Adjectives
Two or more words that begin with the same letter or sound
Alliteration
A person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story
characters
I died of embarrassment.
Hyperbole
A narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance
Allegory
quietly, well, then, near
adverbs