Figurative Language
Point of View
Purpose
Story Elements
Grab Bag
100
Smash, Bang, Screech
What is onomonopia
100
I looked down at my paper and saw my grade. I could not believe it!
What is First Person
100
These are the three purposes that an author has for writing something.
What is Persuade, Inform, and Entertain
100
The time and place of a story.
What is the setting.
100
In a story, this is how the main character resolves the conflict (the final part of the story).
What is resolution.
200
My dad is as grumpy as a bear in the mornings.
What is a similie
200
Once you align segments A and B, you then need to use the little nails to attach them at the marked spots.
What is Second Person
200
The purpose of the following novels: Twilight, Freak the Mighty, The Outsiders?
What is entertain.
200
This is the main problem facing the main character or characters. Could be man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. himself.
What is conflict.
200
The emotions that the author makes you feel while reading (e.g., sad, hopeful, excitement).
What is mood.
300
I think I have a bazillion friends on Facebook now!
What is hyperbole
300
Ten more minutes and Lisa will be here. I get out my phone to look like I am busy.
What is First Person
300
In newspapers, this is the purpose of editorials and letters to the editor
What is persuade.
300
The central idea that an author wants the reader to understand. Also known as the lesson or moral.
What is theme.
300
Opposite of a fact. This is your feelings about a topic.
What is opinion.
400
The wind took a deep breath and knocked over all of our garbage cans in our driveway.
What is personification
400
Jack and Jill went up the hill to catch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
What is Third Person
400
The purpose of this paragraph: Lake George and Lake Champlain were two of New York's major waterways. They connected the Hudson River and its settlements in the south with the St. Lawrence River and its settlements in the north. For the military, both lakes were important, serving as routes to and from battle scenes.
What is inform.
400
This is the point at which the main character must decide how to address the conflict in the story. It is usually the story's most exciting event.
What is climax.
400
A literary device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of the story.
What is flashback.
500
The cuddly kitten cried when I picked him up.
What is alliteration
500
"I can't believe you did that," she said. "I thought we were friends."
What is Third Person
500
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What is persuade.
500
In a story, these are hints of what will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing.
500
The main character in the story, also known as the hero.
What is the protagonist.
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