Books
Writer
Figurative Language
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100

the main characters of the story

main characters

100
Bam!

onomatopoeia

100

direct comparisons between two unlike objects

metaphor

100

the repetition of the same starting sound in a sequence of words

what is alliteration

100

personification

giving human characteristics to an object or animal

200

the type of story or literary work (ex: horror, sci-fi, thriller)

genre

200

words that contradict eachother

oxymoron

200

the contrast between what happens, and what is expected 

what is irony

200

highly exaggerated statements that create emphasis, but are not necessarily true

hyperbole

200

a comparison using "like" or "as"

simile

300
theme

the author's message

300

the author or Harry Potter

JK Rowling

300
Which example is this? The lake was clear as glass!

simile

300

foreshadowing

the author provides the reader with hints or clues as to what will happen in the future

300

their, they're, there

homophone

400

the struggle or challenge in a story

conflict

400

a book by this author: Kwame Alexander

Crossover, Solo, Booked

400

Which is this example? jumbo shrimp

oxymoron

400

Once upon a time...

cliche

400

climax

the turning point in the story

500

the narrator is all knowing and seeing (knows the characters thoughts and feelings)

omniscient

500

hunger games author

suzanne collins

500

Youch!

onomatopoeia

500

uses a less negative or abrasive word instead of the original 

euphemism

500

the part of the story where the conflict is solved

resolution

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