Memoir
Parts of Speech
Info. Text
Prefixes
Fig. Language
100

a short, true story of a personal experience where the author learned something

memoir

100

a person, place, thing or idea

noun

100

to discuss similarities and differences between 2 or more things

compare & contrast

100

meaning 4 of something

quad

100

to compare using like or as

simile

200

an interruption in the story where it goes back in time

flashback

200
descriptive word

adjective

200
where the important words and the definitions can be found in a text

glossary

200

meaning 5 of something

pent

200

sound effects

onomatopoeia

300

converesation between two or more people in a story

dialogue

300

word that describes verbs

adverbs

300

the name given to a section to give a preview of what you will be reading

heading

300

meaning 3 of something

tri

300

to exaggerate something

hyperbole

400

a story, series of connect events that can be real or imagined

narrative

400

action words

verbs

400

a text that explains the events and results of the events

cause & effect

400

meaning the same color or style

uniform

400

to give human characteristics to non living things

personification

500

the point of view a story is told

perspective

500

to describe direction, time, place, location

preposition

500

a text describes the list of steps or events in order

chronological order & sequence

500

happening every 2 weeks

biweekly

500

a phrase to represent something other than the actual meaning

idiom

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