Vocabulary
The hiker lost her footing and tumbled into the rocky ravine.
a deep and narrow gorge with steep sides
This is the turning point or highest point of excitement in a story
climax
This is the moral or lesson extracted from a story or its underlying message
theme
The Olympic champion Bolt received his name for running as fast as lightning.
simile
This is the basic paragraph organization.
Topic Sentence or Main Idea
3 Supportive Details
Closing Sentence
The noisy neighbors in the adjacent hotel room kept us up all night.
next to or adjoining something else
This is the ending of any story
resolution
This is a hint at later events in a story
Foreshadowing
He was the Phoenix bird that arose out of his own ashes when he stopped being robbing banks and started an honest business serving his community.
Metaphor
This is the type of information the topic sentence or main idea should contain.
flipping the writing prompt question
The hikers cautiously approached the edge of the precipice, where the mountain dropped into a dizzying chasm.
a very steep and tall cliff
This is what triggers the increasingly exciting events of the rising action
Driving conflict
This is an object that represents a larger idea or concept.
Symbol
The wind whispered through the majestic evergreen trees inviting us to stay.
Personification
This is what a closing sentence should do for a paragraph.
Summarize it in a different way and offer a new perspective of looking at the topic
She didn't say he was lazy, but she insinuated it by mentioning how long he takes to finish simple tasks.
to suggest or hint at something in an indirect and unpleasant way
These are the 3 types of points of view in any story
a. first person pov
b. 3rd person pov
c. 3rd person omniscient pov
This is a contradiction or 2 opposites that are true in a story. For example, Love can make you or Love can break you.
Paradox
This bag weighs a ton!
Hyperbole
These are the 3 parts of the supportive details in a paragraph.
a.Concrete examples
b. Direct evidence from the text
c. Explanations of the way they support the main idea
The landscape was barren with only rocks and sand.
unable to produce vegetation; bleak and lifeless
This is the acronym for characterizing any character in a story and this is what it means
S--Speech
T--Thoughts
E--Effect on others
A-Actions
L--looks
This is the opposite of what you expect to happen and it has two forms.
Irony
a. Situational Irony
b. Verbal Irony (Saying "What lovely weather!" during a blizzard or hurricane.
I took the road less traveled and that has made all the difference in my life. Though when the road forked, it was frightening to take the path less beaten as I didn't know where it would lead, I am glad I did it and reached the destination of my dreams.
Extended metaphor
This is the way you cite direct evidence in a paragraph.
You place it in quotation marks and at the end of the sentence you place a parenthesis with the author's name and line or page number)