Magic Carpet
The formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound
What is onomatopoeia?
Anxiety or uncertainty about what will happen
What is suspense?
Appeals to the senses. It is written so that the reader can literally hear, feel, taste, touch, smell, or see what the author is describing.
What is sensory language/imagery?
A figure of speech that compares things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The continual use of any element of language more than once. It could take place with a sound, word, phrase, or grammatical structure. It is used to stress important ideas and feelings, and to create memorable sound effects.
What is repetition?
The attitude of the writer towards a subject
What is tone?
A struggle between two forces.
What is conflict?
An interruption by a scene from the past
What is flashback?
When an author uses an object to stand for an idea.
What is symbolism?
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
A figure of speech in which non human things (an idea, object, or animal) are given human characteristics. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human thoughts, feelings, or attitudes
What is personification?
A short interesting and amusing story
What is an anecdote?
The thesis statement
What is a statement that gives the main point of your essay?
A story about a person, written by the person.
What is an autobiography?
A story written about a person’s life, but it is written by another person.
What is a biography?
The subgenres of Drama
What are Comedy and tragedy?
What is the purpose of a Persuasive Essay
What is to convince the reader of something?
The act of making an indirect reference to something
What is an allusion?
The paragraph where the thesis statement is found
What is the introductory paragraph?
The recurrence of initial consonant sound. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is alliteration?
The four Main Literary Genres
What are Drama, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry?
A character in literature who opposes, or goes against, the main character.
What is the antagonist?
When you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
What is figurative language?
When two or more characters are talking to each other
What is dialogue?
The series of related events that make up a story…the introduction is known as exposition, the complications are known as rising action, the most exciting part is known as climax, the beginning of resolving the problems is known as falling action, and when the problems are solved or the story is closed, this is known as the resolution.
What is plot?