Figurative Language
Comparing two things using like or as...
Simile
In what part of the narrative/story are the characters introduced?
Beginning
What makes up sensory imagery? List them (5)
Touch, feel, taste, hear, smell
"The tree branches danced in the wind" is an example of...
Personification
What is dialogue?
It is a conversation in a book or play.
What is the technique called that is commonly known as 'exaggeration'?
Hyperbole
What is the very last thing an author should write? (Make sure it matches the story).
The Title
Adjectives describe what?
Adjectives describe nouns.
Name this language technique: "Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly"
Metaphor
Quotation marks ""
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named what?
Onomatopoeia
What should happen in the middle of a narrative?
It should move the story forward using transitions or transitional phrases.
Adverbs describe what?
Adverbs describe verbs.
"I've loved you for a thousand years, I'll love you for a thousand more" is an example of what technique?
Hyperbole
Correct this example.
He is so tall said the boy.
"He is so tall," said the boy.
The repetition of vowel sounds to create rhyme is known as?
Assonance
What happens in the end of a narrative?
The problem is solved and the theme is revealed or solidified.
What is a telling sentence?
A sentence that tells with no/little description.
"The crash made a loud BOOM " is an example of...
Onomatopoeia
Correct this example.
How does someone know that asked the teacher.
"How does someone know that?" asked the teacher.
Language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader, is an example of?
Imagery
What are the 3 things authors include throughout their narratives to make it interesting to the reader?
Figurative language, descriptive details, and dialogue.
"The room is a mess."
Teacher discretion
What two techniques are used in the lyric "California girls, we're undeniable. Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock"?
Alliteration
Correct this example.
The girl screamed get out.
The girl screamed, "Get Out!"