The following sentence shows an example of what literary device?
The horse laughed at his rider.
What is personification?
Personification uses human qualities to describe something that is not human.
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The clouds are puffy marshmallows in the sky.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike objects not using the words like or as.
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The structure of a story that helps outline the beginning, middle and end.
What is the plot?
You can diagram plot using a plot diagram -- detailing the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The plot tells the story.
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Dog, house, peace, Fred...these are examples of?
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
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Mr. Smith, Samuel, New York City....are examples of?
What is a proper noun?
Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing.
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The paint was smooth and creamy like thick, white frosting.
What is a simile?
A simile compares two unlike objects using the words "like" or "as"
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I was running, and running, and running, trying to catch the bus.
What is repetition?
Repetition repeats words or phrases to create a rhythm?
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This is the part of the story where there is the most tension. It is also called the turning point.
What is the climax?
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Under, around, over, behind...these are examples of?
What is a preposition?
Prepositions relate a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence: Use - The bug crawled BLANK the rug to help find prepositions.
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YOU is an example of one of these.
What is a pronoun?
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Charlie chose cheese for his chicken sandwich.
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of the initial sounds in words.
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I could smell the fresh blossoms and feel the warm breeze.
What is imagery?
Imagery is used to activate your five senses. You'll find a lot of imagery in DESCRIPTIVE writing.
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This element of fiction deals with time and place.
What is setting?
Setting tells you where and when a story takes place. Authors often use imagery to create atmosphere and mood when they create their settings.
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Huge, green, bumpy, smelly...are all examples of?
What is an adjective?
Adjectives modify (describe) nouns or pronouns.
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And, or, for, nor, but, yet so.
What is a conjunction?
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The hornets swarmed the nest...buzz, buzz, buzz.
What is onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is when words imitate sounds.
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The bunny was as soft as pure silk.
What is a simile?
A simile compares two unlike objects using the words "like" or "as".
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The antagonist or protagonist is this. Every story needs one or several of these.
What is character?
The characters are who the story is about.
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Laugh, cry, jump, smile....are all examples of?
What is a verb?
Verbs describe an action or a state of being. If you can do it with your body or feel it with your emotions, it's probably a verb.
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You must always capitalize these in a sentence.
What is a proper noun?
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I jumped so high, I went right over the mountain in a single bounce.
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole is exaggeration.
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Annie ate apples all afternoon.
What is alliteration?
Alliteration repeats the initial sounds in words.
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Friendship, Bravery, Lost Love...these are examples of?
What is theme?
Remember - the theme is not what the story is about. It is the deeper meaning inside the story.
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Loudly, high, quickly, fast....are all examples of?
What is an adverb?
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
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Before I go to school; under the fence; through the water.