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What is a metaphor?
comparison to something it is not.
Example: "It's raining cats and dogs!"
What is an onomatopoeia?
Formation of a word from a sound associated with the word.
Example: "BAM! BOOM! POW!"
What is a "theme?"
the life lesson or central idea in a place of writing
Example: The theme in the movie, "A Christmas Carol" is, always bring joy and forgiveness.
What is the "resolution" of something?
The end of a story.
Example: At the end of, "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge becomes very nice and a joyful person because all the ghosts of Christmas helped him.
What is "First Person?"
Narrative Style. Author uses "I."
Example: "I think that recess should be allowed in middle school."
What is a "homophone"?
The same exact word pronounced the same but has a different meaning.
Example: deer/dear lessen/lesson read/read
What is a "hyperbole"?
It is an obvious exaggeration.
Example: Mountains of homework!
What is "personification"?
giving human traits to a non-human thing
Example: The ocean waved
What is "rising action"?
Events in the plot that lead up to the climax
Example: Touching spirit bear: cole gets sent to an island
What is "Imagery?"
a visually descriptive figurative language
Example: I could hear the crackling and popping as my mom cooked bacon
What is "Idiom?"
A set of words that are the opposite of their actual meaning
Example: He spilled the beans
a reference to art, history, literature, plays, music and more. What word is this?
Example: Don't be a scrooge
Allusion
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of a word or phrase
Example: peter piper
alliteration
comparison of things
Dog:: Puppy
analogy
What is "second person"?
point of view- person addressed as "you"
Example: Second person can be found in letters, essays, etc.
" The Tortoise & The hare" is an example of what?
Fable
What is a climax?
The highest point in a movie or story
something that is a symbol
Example: smiley face=happy
symbolize
What is "third person"?
A point of view with no "I". The author describes his/her feelings.
Example: He feels like...
the way the book or story makes the reader feel
Mood or tone?
Mood
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Example: Popular
stereotype
What is "plagiarize"?
Taking someone's work and not giving them credit
Example: copy and pasting
What is "oxymoron?"
Figure of speech where 2 words are put together to make one word
Example: Sun and rise= sunrise
Cinderella and Pinocchio are examples of what?
What is a "Sonnet?"
A poem with 14 lines
Example: Shakespeare