Figurative Language
Story Elements
Characters
Mini-Lesson Terms
Important Terms
100
Comparison of two things using like or as. 

 EX: Steve runs as fast as a cheetah. 

Give your own example. 

Simile 
100

The sequence of events in a story. 

It includes the following: 

-exposition

-rising action

-climax

-falling action

-conclusion 

plot 


100
The main character of the story (the GOOD GUY) 
protagonist 
100
Explain the difference between FACT and OPINION and give an example of each 
Fact is something that is absolutely true and can be proven 

Opinion is something that is based on the way you feel about a topic. 

100
Words with the same or similar meaning 


Give an example  

synonyms 


belittle-bully 

200
Comparison of two things without using like or as. 


EX: Tina is a beautiful flower. 

Give your own example. 

Metaphor 
200
The beginning of the story- the characters, setting, and conflicts are introduced. 
Exposition
200
One of the main characters but he/she works agains the main character ( the BAD GUY) 
antagonist 
200
Explain the difference between connotation and denotation 
connotation is the association that we get from our own thoughts or feelings about a word. 


denotation is the dictionary definition of a word. 

200
Words with different or opposite meaning. 


Give an example 

Antonyms 


Happy-sad 

300
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.


EX: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 

alliteration 
300
The turning point in the story (the most intense/exciting part) 
Climax
300
The main person, animal, or imaginary creature in a story. 
Main character 


300
When the author interrupts the story to provide information about the past; helps readers understand a character's current situation. 
Flashback 
300
Logical guess based on evidence from the text 

"read between the lines" 

- an educated guess. 

inference 
400
Yo mamma's teeth are so yellow that when she opened her mouth I said, AHHH, turn off the light!!! 


-What type of figurative language is this? 

Hyperbole 
400
The part of the story where the climax intensifies (this part leads up to the climax of the story) 
Rising Action 
400
Explain the difference between a static and dynamic character 

Static characters stay the same.

Dynamic characters change throughout the story. 

400
Person, place, object or action that stands for something else. 


Give an Example! 

Symbol!- apple is a symbol of a teacher 
400
The life lesson or moral of a story. 


Theme
500
What type of figurative language do the following words represent? 

-Meow! 

-Bang! 

-Tick Tock! 

- Snap, Crackle, Pop!

Onomatopoeia 
500
The end of the story 
conclusion 


500
Explain the difference between a round and a flat character. 
Round character has a lot of attributes, and we know a lot about them.

Flat character is pretty boring, we only know 1 or 2 things about them. 

500
Hints that suggest future events in a story 
foreshadowing 
500
Give an example of a symbol from Sold. What did it symbolize? 
Answers will vary.
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