Figurative Language
The repetition of beginning word sounds
What is alliteration?
a story about someone's life written by that person
What is an autobiography?
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person omniscient, and 3rd person limited
What is point of view?
stories that are true
What is nonfiction?
main character
What is the protagonist?
A comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
a story about someone's life written by someone else
What is a biography?
Where and when a story takes place
What is setting?
This type of text includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama?
the message of the story
What is the theme?
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
a type of writing that is meant to persuade the reader or listener
What is persuasive writing?
DAILY DOUBLE
the feeling created in the reader
written in stanzas, may include rhyme, or be in free verse
What is poetry?
to persuade, to entertain, and to inform
What is the author's purpose?
an extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Bedbugs are one of the worst household pests. Fact or opinion
What is an opinion?
author's attitude in a work
What is tone?
type of story not based on actual fact, though it can be realistic
What is fiction?
represents or stands for something else
What is a symbol or symbolism?
cuckoo, moo, meow, bang!
What is onomatopoeia?
Spring Creek Middle School is located in Seven Springs, North Carolina. Fact or Opinion
What is a fact?
character in conflict with the main character
What is the antagonist?
type of literature that can be fictional or nonfiction and conveys information about something
What is informational text?
___________, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is exposition?