Parts of Speech
Parts of a Story
Writing Terms
Hodgepodge
Vocabulary
100
A word that is the same as another word
What is a synonym
100
The turning point in a fiction story

What is the climax?

100
Writing that explains or informs
What is informative writing
100
When an object takes on a HUMAN quality
What is personification
100
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words
What is alliteration
200
A word that is the opposite of another word
What is an antonym
200
The actions or events that make up the story
What is the plot
200
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special feeling
What is figurative language
200
writing that is meant to change the way a reader thinks or acts
What is persuasive
200
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
300
A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning
What is a homophone
300
The time and place of a story
What is the setting
300
The ending of a story
What is the conclusion
300
word part that comes at the BEGINNING of the word
What is prefix
300
word part that comes at the end of the word
What is a suffix
400
An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
What is an idiom
400
The BIG idea or reason the story was written
What is Author's Purpose
400
When you make general statement based on facts that can be checked
What is generalization
400
the use of words that sound like the noise or action they make
What is onomatopoeia
400
The comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using "like or "as"
What is a metaphor
500
An exaggeration or overstatement
What is a hyperbole
500
What the passage is mostly about; "what matters most"
What is the Main Idea
500
Different ways that pieces of writing are organized
What is genre
500
A person's feelings, belief's , or personal thoughts
What is an opinion
500
The attitude of the author towards the the audience and characters
What is tone
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