figurative language
context clues
point of view
plot
text organization
100
This is a comparrison of two things using the word like or as
What is simile
100
Refers to the words, phrases, and sentences that come before and after a word in a piece of writing that give cllues to a word's meaning.
What is context clues
100
A narrator who is always a character in the story.
What is first person point of view
100
This is where the story takes place.
What is setting
100
Events are told in sequence, starting with what happened first,second, and third.
What is chronological order,time order
200
The beginning of each word in a sentence starts with the same letter.
What is alliteration
200
The famous author first made a few minor forays with short stories before trying to write a novel. What does forays mean?
What is first attempt at something
200
A narrator who is not a character in the story.
What is Third person point of view
200
Main part of the story in which the reader learns how characters try to solve the problem.
What is rising action
200
Some text may be put on a chart, time line, or other graphic form.
What is graphic organizer
300
This is using words that imitate sound. Ex. Pow!
What is onomatopoeia
300
What does the word minor mean in the sentence. The famous author first made a few minor forays with short stories before trying to write a novel.
What is unimportant
300
This narrator knows only the thoughts of one character and is not that character.
What is limited third person
300
Part of story where readers find out how everything turned out.
What is resolution
300
An event may be explained by what caused it to happen, and may explain what happened as a result of the event.
What is cause and effect
400
A direct comparion of two things, without using the words like or as.
What is metaphor
400
As the ailing Arthur lay dying in his bed, he thought about his two sons. What does Ailing mean?
What is dying, ill, very sick
400
This person tells the story.
What is narrator
400
Final confrontation of the story.The most exciting and important part of the story.
What is climax
400
Facts are presented by showing how they are similar and different.
What is compare and contrast
500
This is an exaggeration used to make a point.
What is hyperbole
500
Individually, you are feeble and easily broken. What does feeble mean? strong, related weak tight
What is weak
500
This narrator know the thoughts of two or more characters.
What is omniscient
500
This sets up the storyline and introduces the main problem or conflict that the characters have to deal with in the story.
What is exposition
500
Facts are organized with the most important fact first, followed by facts in decreasing order of importance.
What is order of importance
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