Figurative Language
A comparison of 2 things that does NOT use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The meaning of the prefix "co"
(The word "copilot" means a second pilot in an aircraft.)
What is with or together?
Fiction that could really happen
What is realistic fiction?
The time and place of a story
What is the setting?
The author's purpose in writing dramas, plays, and some fiction.
What is 'to Entertain'?
The word 'Splash' in the example: Sofia ran toward the end of the dock, ready to dive into the lake for the first time this summer. Splash. The water was a cool escape from the hot July air.
What is onomatopoeia?
The meaning of the greek root "graph" in the word autograph
What is write or draw?
Fiction based on historic events
What is historical fiction?
The part of a story that gives background information about the setting and characters, usually at the beginning.
What is exposition?
Words that help readers experience a story or description more vividly by allowing them to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell the details being presented
What are sensory words/details?
A literary technique of giving human characteristics or traits to something nonhuman
What is personification?
The meaning of the prefix "inter" in the word interlude...
(Most songs have an interlude that connects a verse to the chorus.)
What is between?
Stories written to be performed, typically involving dialogue, stage directions, and action.
What is drama?
The events leading up to the climax or main conflict.
What is rising action?
The author's attitude or feeling towards the subject matter
What is tone?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
The meaning of the Greek root "bio" in the word biography.
What is life?
Stories that feature magical elements, supernatural forces, or mythical creatures, often set in invented or legendary worlds.
What is fantasy?
The end of the story, even if the conflict is not fully resolved.
What is denoument/resolution.
When the author gives details that hint at future events in the story
What is foreshadowing?
I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash.
What is a simile?
The meaning of the Greek root therm in the word thermometer?
What is heat?
Limerick, haiku, narrative, epic, couplet
What is a type of poem?
When the main conflict reaches a turning point in the story.
What is climax?
A contrast between what is said and what is actually meant, or between what is expected and what actually happens.
What is irony?