Personification, Simile, Metaphor
Essay Writing
Story Reading
They, Their, They're
Key Terms
100

My mom has a heart of gold.

What is a METAPHOR?

100

Term that defines a tool used to grab attention in the beginning of an essay.

What is a HOOK?

100

The main events of a story.

What is a PLOT?

100

_____ car is red.

What is THEIR?
100

A central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.

What is THEME?

200

The flowers danced in the wind.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

200

Examples of transition words.

What are FURTHERMORE, ADDITIONALLY, ALSO, FIRST, LASTLY, HOWEVER, ON THE CONTRARY, DESPITE, AFTER, ALTHOUGH, AS A RESULT ETC.  

200

The character who opposes the protagonist and creates the conflict.

What is an ANTAGONIST?

200
_____ are a whole lot of broken and cracked windows.

What is THERE?

200

A saying that is so common it is no longer interesting; many similes, metaphors, and idioms are cliches.

What is CLICHE?

300

That lady's voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

What is a SIMILE?

300
Typically the final part of an essay where the author edits typos, deletes errors.

What is PROOF-READING?

300

A moment that brings the events of a story to a conclusion.

What is a CLIMAX?
300

I like your shoes, _______ cool.

What is THEY'RE?

300

Words that paint a picture that appeal to your five senses.

What is IMAGERY?

400

The wind howled through the night.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

400

A step distinct from editing that involves writing and re-writing your content.

What is REVISING?

400
Conversations in a story.

What is DIALOUGE?

400

_______ playing the TV very loud, so I probably won't be able to sleep as well.

What is THEY'RE?

400

An image that means something more than is shown.

What is a SYMBOL?

500

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.

What is a METAPHOR?

500

A list of things used for making an essay.

What is an ESSAY CHECKLIST?

500

Perspective from which a story is told.

What is POINT-OF-VIEW?

500

John and Devin forgot _____ pencils to class.

What is THEIR?

500

Time and place of a short story, novel, play or narrative poem; contributes to the plot and emotional effect of the literary work.

What is a SETTING?

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