FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
LITERARY TERMS
PARTS OF SPEECH
THEY'RE, THEIR, OR THERE (SPELL)
WHERE DOES THE COMMA GO?
100
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
The perspective a story is told or written in.

What is point of view? 

100
This names a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
100
____ all going home.
What is they're?
100
The museum was closing but the children weren't ready to go.
What is between closing and but?
200
"Sally sells sea shells by the seashore" is an example.
What is alliteration?
200
Figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement for effect.
What is hyperbole?
200
This is a word that is used in place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
200
I left my books over ____.
What is there?
200
Jimmy mowed the lawn and trimmed the hedges.
What is "no comma needed"?
300
To create a mental image or picture using descriptive detail and sensory language

What is imagery? 

300

The central message in literary work, or lesson learned.

What is a theme?
300
Expresses action
What is a verb?
300
I don't really know if ___ going to the party tonight.
What is they're?
300
When will dinner be ready Mom?
What is ready, Mom?
400
Comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
400
Poetry without a regular pattern or rhythm or rhyme
What is free verse?
400
Pretty, blue, big, and smart are examples of this part of speech.
What is an adjective?
400
The girls left ___ cell phones at the restaurant.
What is their?
400
Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface.
What is "comma after oil and comma before rises?
500

Giving human-like traits to something non-human. 

What is personification?

500
The turning point in the action of a play or story.
What is climax?
500
Gently, carefully, extremely, and well are examples of this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
500
___ books were left over ___, and ___ trying to find them.
What is their, there, and they're
500
The closet was filled with worn clothes dirty hats and old shoes.
What is "comma after clothes and comma after hats"?
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