Vocab
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
This interrupts the story to share backstory or context.
What is a flashback?
I have a million pages of homework!
What is a hyperbole?
A clause with a subject and verb, but it cannot stand on it own.
What is a dependent clause?
"I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is." This is an example of ______?
What is a simile?
This is the first paragraph in an essay.
What is the Introduction
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
My brother is such a bear in the morning.
What is a metaphor?
This part of speech joins words or clauses together.
What is a conjunction?
"I'd catch a grenade for you." This is an example of ___?
What is hyperbole?
What’s 1 resource you can use when looking for just the right word when writing?
What is thesaurus or class notes?
In a story, the anti-hero or person in conflict with the main character.
What is the antagonist?
The sizzle of bacon cooking makes my mouth water!
What is onomatopoeia?
You can place this punctuation mark between two sentences in order to become one sentence.
What is a semicolon?
The lesson or the moral of the story in a text
What is theme?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
In a work of fiction, this is the message.
What is theme?
My feet were screaming at me the last mile of the marathon.
What is personification?
This part of speech tells how, where, and when. It often modifies a verb
What is an adverb?
What is the verb in this sentence?
My mom and dad drive to the city together to work every day
What is "drive"
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: gentle, helpful, small
What is Adjective?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
The smell of the wood burning and marshmallows cooking was wonderful.
What is a imagery?
“Around the corner” is this kind of phrase.
What is a prepositional phrase?