Parts of Speech
Story Elements
Writing Mechanics
Miscellany
Figurative Language
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a NOUN?
100
When and where the story takes place
What is the setting?
100
This type of writing tells a story
What is NARRATIVE?
100
This prefix means under
What is sub?
100
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
200
Dreamily, Always, and Silently are examples
(hint: modifies a verb!)
What is an adverb?
200
The most exciting part of a story
What is the climax?
200
This type of sentence ends in a question mark
What is INTERROGATIVE?
200
This type of story is greatly exaggerated, and are often focused on the American Old West
What is a tall tale?
200
An obvious exaggeration, as in "My backpack weighs a ton."
What is a hyperbole?
300
Shows action in a sentence
What is a verb?
300
The problem in a story
What is the conflict?
300
Expository writing is also known as this
What is informative writing?
300
This is a word that is similar to another in meaning (ex., kind and friendly)
What is a synonym?
300
Speak of the Devil and On Cloud Nine are examples of this:
What is an idiom?
400
into; across; from
(anywhere a mouse can go!)
What is a preposition?
400
The background information of the story
What is the exposition?
400
This is a book about someone, written by that person
What is an autobiography?
400
This root means "to carry"
What is port?
400
A comparison that does NOT use like or as.
Example: Life is roller coaster.
What is a metaphor?
500
Tells us what kind/how many/which one: The GREEN shoe
What is an adjective?
500
The ending of a story is known as this
What is the resolution?
500
This is a solution to a run-on sentence
What is a comma and a conjunction?
OR
What is a semicolon?
500
Words that have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings.
Example: bow (tie ribbon into a bow) and a bow and arrow
What is a homograph?
500
When words close together start with the same letter:
Peter Piper picked pickled peppers...
What is alliteration?