SMAPHOAs
Parts of Speech
Term Definitions
Find the Element
Author's Purpose
100
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is a SIMILE
100
a state of being
What is a TO BE VERB
100
Something from the beginning, middle and end of a story
What is a SUMMARY
100
The emotion the reader takes away from a story
What is MOOD
100
To paint a picture using a direct comparison
What is SIMILE
200
An extreme exaggeration
What is a HYPERBOLE
200
a word that replaces nouns
What is a PRONOUN
200
The act of creating anxiety in a story
What is SUSPENSE (tension)
200
A hint of what is to come in the story
What is FORESHADOWING
200
To make an indirect comoparison
What is METAPHOR
300
A comparison of two unlike things that DOES NOT use like or as
What is a METAPHOR
300
a general person, place, thing, or abstract idea
What is a COMMON NOUN
300
In literature when something stands for itself, literally, and something else, figuratively
What is SYMBOLISM
300
Who is telling the story and how it is told
What is POINT OF VIEW
300
To help better inform the reader on the emotion, motives, and information of the characters in a story
What is POINT OF VIEW
400
The act of giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is PERSONIFICATION
400
Something that you DO!
What is a VERB
400
Making an educated guess from the clues in a story
What is INFERENCE
400
A struggle between opposing forces
What is CONFLICT
400
To convey a feeling to the reader
What is MOOD
500
Using a short hand reference to something or someone famous
What is an ALLUSION
500
a specific person, place, or thing
What is a PROPER NOUN
500
The act of developing and creating the people in a story
What is CHARACTERIZATION
500
The contrast between what is expected to happen and what really happens
What is IRONY
500
To make the readers come up with their own ideas and connections to add interest to the story
What is INFERENCE
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