Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Simile
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
Pronouns such as mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs.
Possessive
The time and place of a story.
Setting
When events are shown in an order of first, second, third, etc.
Sequence
Giving human traits to nonhuman entities.
Personification
A word that shows action.
Verb
This type of pronoun receives the action of the verb.
Object.
The main character in a story
Protagonist
In literature, to describe how two or more things are similar and different.
Compare and Contrast
An extreme exaggeration that is not meant to be taken seriously.
Hyperbole
A word that modifies a noun and tells what kind, which one, and how many.
Adjective
The type(s) of pronoun(s) that end in self or selves
Reflexive and Intensive
Static
The chain of events ordered by date and/or time.
Chronological
A phrase made up of two or more words that have opposite meanings.
A word used to show relationships in direction, time, place, location, space, or to introduce an object.
Preposition
What type of pronoun follows a verb of being?
Subject
A literary device that interrupts the chronological order of a story to show a scene or memory from the past
Flashback
When a writer analyzes the reasons for—and/or the consequences of—an action, situation, or decision.
Cause and Effect
A phrase or sentence that does not literally mean what it says
Idiom
A word that modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective. It tells when, how, where, and to what extent.
Adverb
Name any three object pronouns.
Me, him, her, you, them, her, us
The feelings, emotions, and tone associated with a word.
Connotation
A writing structure appropriate for when you want to create a vivid, expressive, image for the reader.
Spatial and/or Descriptive