Parts of Speech
What part of speech is PRETTY?
ADJECTIVE
What is where/when a story takes place?
SETTING
A direct comparison with an object (does not use like or as). For example, "This is the icing on the cake" or "I am titanium"
METAPHOR
A story that is true.
Non Fiction
Who is the main character in a story?
PROTAGONIST
A person, place, or thing is what part of speech?
a noun
What are the events called that happen as a result of the Climax in a story.
the Falling Action
A word used to describe an extreme exaggeration.
HYPERBOLE
A word that describes a noun
ADJECTIVE
A word that has the same meaning.
SYNONYM
Which is the verb in this sentence? "Tom and Jane complained to their mom that they didn't want to clean their room."
complained
to clean-in the subordinate clause
What is a main idea or concept that repeats throughout a story?
THEME
IDENTIFY THE LITERARY TECHNIQUE:
The wind was howling during the storm
PERSONIFICATION
A word that describes a verb
ADVERB
BIOGRAPHY
"She quickly finished her homework before dinner."
quickly
quickly describes how she finished (the verb)
What is the turning point of a story called on the plot diagram?
Climax
What word is a comparison that uses like or as?
SIMILE
List at least one FIRST PERSON PRONOUN
I, ME, OR MY
Words taken from text to support an idea.
TEXT EVIDENCE
Which word is the preposition? "The book is on the table."
on
It shows the relationship between the book and the table.
The character who creates conflict in a story
antagonist
Identify the literary technique:
I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse.
HYPERBOLE
A story that has made up characters and events.
FICTION
A guess to what will happen next in a story.
PREDICTION.