Elements of Fiction
Figurative Language
Grammar: Parts of Speech
Writing
Word of the Day
100
What are the 2 main types of conflict?
External and Internal Conflicts
100
What do you call a comparison between two unlike things that use "like" or "as?"
A simile!
100
What do we call a person, place, or thing?
A Noun
100
What is the acronym we use to help write a well-rounded paragraph?
TREAT
100
Name the vocab word for...
a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements or the achievements of those we're close with (noun)
Pride
200
What do we call the turning point of a story?
The Climax
200
Name the type of figurative language present:
The city's skyline was a jagged tooth, biting at the twilight sky.
Metaphor
200
Identify the pronoun in the sentence:
They went to the park.
They
200
What should paragraph responses start with?
Topic Sentence
200
Name the vocab word for...
calm, peaceful, untroubled (adjective)
serene
300
Which point of view gives the reader access to the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters in a story?
Third-Person Omniscient
300
Name the type of figurative language present:
The wind whispered secrets through the trees, coaxing the leaves to dance.
Personification
300
Identify the verb in the sentence:
The flowers bloomed overnight.
Bloomed
300
After providing evidence, what is required? (Hint: This helps to explain the evidence given and how it proves your claim)
Analysis
300
Name the vocab word for...
to pass out of sight, memory, or existence (verb)
Evanesce
400
What do we call information in the story that gives us clues or hints at what will happen later?
Foreshadowing
400
Name the type of figurative langue present:
We have a million things to do today!
A hyperbole!
400
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
We spotted a very fluffy cat outside the window.
fluffy
400
The last T in TREAT (that should appear as the last sentence of a paragraph) has 2 possible functions. What could they be?
Transition or a Tie-back
400
Name the vocab word for...
doing something a way that shows or suggests a modest or low estimate of one's importance (adverb)
Humbly
500
What is the acronym used for the 5 different types of indirect characterization?
STEAL
500
What could the following image symbolize? 
freedom, America, USA, liberty, original 13 colonies, 50 states, etc.
500
Identify the adverb in the sentence:
The girl spoke softly; her classmates couldn't hear her.
softly
500
Quotes CANNOT stand on their own. What do we use to incorporate quotes into our writing?
A lead-in!
500
Name the vocab word for...
an object that has luck or a special kind of power
Talisman