Vocabulary
A story based on ones own life
What is a personal narrative?
Boring words that can be replaced with more interesting words to make your writing better.
ex. fun, stuff, really, a lot,
what are DEAD WORDS?
The main character thinking back on what happened afterward
What is the reflection?
Comparing two unlike things using LIKE or AS
ex. she ran like the wind through the woods.
What is a simile?
It's his eyes. They're blue and they are dazzling.
What type of figurative language is this?
The problem in the story
What is the conflict?
These words move your story along
ex. then, next, after
What are transition words?
Something interesting to get the reader into your story
What is the lead?
comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS (often uses is)
ex. life is a highway
What is a metaphor?
Driven by rage, I did what only an insane person would do: I attacked Vernon Manteuffel. I punched him in the chest and grabbed back my Cubs cap.
What type of figurative language is this?
What are VIVID VERBS?
The time and place of a story
What is setting?
Words used to replace proper nouns (I, he, they, she)
What are PRONOUNS?
How the main character reacts to the main event (emotions and actions)
What is Response?
Giving a non-human thing human characteristics
ex. the tree branches waved in the breeze
What is personification?
... that jacket which had become the ugly brother who tagged along wherever I went.
What type of figurative language is this?
What is metaphor or personification?
How your paper is divided when writing (by time, place, topic or dialogue)
What are paragraphs?
When character speak OUT LOUD " "
What is dialogue?
The main event in the narrative, the central piece of action
What is the incident?
Description that uses:sight, sound, taste, touch, hearing
What is Sensory language?
I took off the jacket during lunch and played kickball in a thin shirt, my arms feeling like braille from goosebumps.
What type of figurative language is this?
What is simile?
The POV when the narrator is NOT a character in the story
what is 3rd person?
What is Monologue?
Your Narrative is written in this Point of View (POV)
What is 1st person?
STRONG action words
ex. The dog scurried across the grass, ears wildly flapping in the breeze.
What are VIVID VERBS?
But whole pieces still casually flew off my jacket when I played hard.
What type of figurative language is this?
What is Sensory language?