Fiction
Point of View
Figurative Language
Literary Terms
Author's Purpose
100
The sequence of the events that happen in a story.
What is plot?
100
The wind was strong enough to blow leaves off the trees. A boy was walking down a blacktop path lined with oaks. The red and brown leaves fell through the air with each gust. The boy dribbled a ball down the path. "Behind you!" shouted a man on a bike. The boy dribbled the ball off the path and avoided the biker. "Sorry," shouted the biker as he sped away. The boy sighed and continued walking down the path, dribbling the ball.
What is 3rd person?
100

After eating candy, Billy ran around like a chicken with his head cut off

What is simile?

100

Two people speaking back and forth. It involved quotes.

What is dialogue?

100
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
What is entertain?
200
The person, animal, or figure in a work of literature.
What is character?
200
The sun may have been 90 million miles away, but it felt like it was right on top of me, weighing me down. There wasn't a lick of shade anywhere. Not so much as a flower to hide behind. The plains were barren and sweltering. A dust cloud whipped by me. I pulled my shirt over my mouth and nose, stretching out the neck hole. The shirt was baggier than I remembered it, or I was losing weight. Come to think of it, I felt a little lankier than usual.
What 1st person?
200

Which figurative language is being shown in this example? The crook was as sly as a fox.

What is simile?

200

When a character sees something from their perspective.

What is point of view?

200
A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules
What is inform?
300
The problem or struggle in a work of fiction
What is conflict?
300
The birds and squirrels gathered before me in the park. They were hungry and recognized me as a source of food. Unfortunately for them I had eaten my whole lunch earlier and didn't have any bread crusts or leftover pretzels to give them. I shrugged and said, "Sorry guys. I've got nothing for you," but that only seemed to make them angry. Suddenly, the squirrels all started coming together. They were standing on top of each other and forming a giant meta-squirrel. I started to run.
What is 1st person?
300

Which figurative language is being shown in this example? My computer hates me.

What is personification?

300
man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature goes with this literary term.
What is conflict?
300

The story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life and future fall apart

What is to entertain?

400
The story takes place in North Carolina in the 1980's. This description is an example of...
What is setting?
400
A man in a trench coat walked into a bank. A few of the tellers looked up at him as he entered, but they soon resumed their tasks. He waited in line behind an old man and a lady with a small dog.
What is 3rd person?
400
Which figurative language type is shown in these lyrics? - My heart's a stereo; it beats for you so listen close.

metaphor

400
The sudden moment when memories come back to a character.
What is flashback?
400

An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.

What is persuade?

500
The point of the story where the reader is the most excited. They do not know what is going to happen next.
What is climax.
500
"Sir! Hello? Sir! The library is closing. Last call to check out books!" That one motivates you. You shut the text that you are reading and carry the wobbly pile of dusty manuals to the counter. The librarian does not seemed too pleased to serve you. "Sir, we closed two minutes ago. I should send you off..." she snarls at you with a thick cloud of attitude.
What is 2nd person?
500
The quarter back was running out of steam.
What is metaphor?
500
The character's attitude and emotions.
What is mood?
500

A poem about why a person is in love with their cell phone

What is to entertain?

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