It is placed before the root of a word to change the meaning.
Example: "un" "pre"
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What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is when you compare to unlike things to each other. Does NOT use "like" or "as".
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What is a simile?
A simile compares two unlike things. Uses "like" or "as" to compare them.
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What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing uses clues from the story to predict the future.
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What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole uses extreme exaggeration to make a point.
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What is a suffix?
It is placed after a root word to alter the meaning.
Example: "less" or "ly"
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What is personification?
Personification is when you give human characteristics to non-human objects.
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What is past tense?
Give an example.
A verb which describes something from the past.
"he WORKED on the farm"
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What is present tense?
Give an example.
A verb which describes something in the present.
"he is WORKING on the farm"
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What is future tense?
Give an example.
Future tense is a verb tense that describes some action that will happen in the future.
"he WILL WORK on the farm"
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What is a haiku?
A haiku is a three line poem consisting of a 5-7-5 syllable scheme.
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What is a limerick?
This is a five line poem which follows the "aabba" rhyme scheme.
Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme with each other.
Lines 3 and 4 rhyme together.
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What is a Cinquain?
A cinquain is a stanza or poem that contains 5 lines.
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What is a jingle?
A jingle is a short verse with a catchy repetition.
Example: many commercials contain a jingle.
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What is free verse poetry?
Free verse poetry does not follow any patterns, rhyme or musical patterns.
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Describe first person narrative.
Use a sentence in first person narrative.
First person narrative is in the point of view of the writer or speaker.
"I am doing so good at jeopardy!"
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What is alliteration?
Give an example.
Alliteration is the repetitive use of letters in a sentence.
Many tongue twisters are examples of alliteration.
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What is an idea web?
An idea web is a set of interconnected ideas. The lines between them show how each idea is connected.
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What is third person narrative?
Use a sentence in third person narrative.
Third person narrative is in the point of view of neither speaker or writer.
"They are doing so good at Jeopardy!"
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What is a flashback?
A flashback happens when you look back at past events in a story to help understand the current events.
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What is a synecdoche?
A synedoche is when a part is used to describe the whole, or a trademark to describe an item.
Saying "boards" instead of "stage"
Saying "hoover" instead of "vacuum"
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What are the three different verb tenses?
The three verb tenses are past, present and future.
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What is a coordinate conjunction?
A coordinate conjunction joins two parts of a sentence that grammatically equal or similar.
"and" "or" "nor" "but" "yet"
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Describe a superlative form of an adjective?
The most extreme form of an adjective.
"Big" --> "Biggest"
"Fun" --> "Most Fun"
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Describe a subordinate conjunction.
A subordinate conjunction joins a dependent clause to an independent clause.
"after" "although" "before" "because" "if" "since"