Figurative Language
More Figurative Language
Writing
Story Elements
Words, Words, Words
100
Compares things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
100
The name of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. Must be spelled correctly.
What is an onomatopoeia?
100
The first sentence of an essay or story that pulls in the reader.
What is a hook?
100
The main or central idea in a story, essay, or movie, often referred to as the moral or message.
What is a theme?
100
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
200
Using words to create a picture in the reader's head.
What is imagery?
200
An extravagant exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
200
The type of writing that makes people laugh, cry, or feel scared.
What is a narrative?
200
In The Giver, the river is a ______________________ of control and boundaries, and it represents the loss of those who have tried to escape.
What is a symbol?
200
The emotional, secondary meaning of a word.
What is connotation?
300
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
300
Giving human qualities to ideas and things.
What is personification?
300
If students are asked to convey information and facts to a reader, they are writing an _________________________ essay.
What is an informative essay?
300
A paraphrase of actual words from other people.
What is indirect dialogue?
300
Informal writing or speech. Spell it correctly.
What is colloquialism?
400
The way you write, as opposed to what you write about.
What is writing style?
400
A contradictory term.
What is an oxymoron?
400
To influence your reader with facts, evidence, and propaganda techniques is called ....
What is persuasive writing?
400
An original pattern from which copies are made. These are commonly used in books and films so the audience better understands the characters.
What is an archetype?
400
Word choice.
What is diction?
500
A reference to a specific person, place, or thing.
What is an allusion?
500
Imagery in good writing appeals to the readers’ five .....?
What is senses?
500
A speech or writing that is full of praise.
What is a eulogy?
500
The process of developing a character in a story, using S.T.E.A.L.
What is characterization?
500
A way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people.
What is dialect?
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