Examples of Figurative Language
Simile?
as slow as a sloth
Exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or story
Description
a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event
phrase
a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit
A.C.E Method
How to summarize a story in a easy way to remember
Hyperbole
" I haven't seen you in ages"
rising action
the section of a story that leads toward its climax
Cause and Effect
the principle of causation
Clause
a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate
Different POVS
Different ways to see a story and to view something
Personification
the brown bear was trying to bribe one of the pink salmons so he can eat it
Climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something
Compare and Contrast
showing the similarities and differences between things
Simple Sentence
a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
Conflict
A problem with someone or something
Onomatopoeia
Buzzzzzzzz- the bee buzzed in my ear loudly
Falling Action
the stage in which the conflict is in the process of becoming resolved and tension decreases
Chronology/Sequence
the order in which something is going
Compound Sentence
a sentence with more than one subject or predicate
Modifier
a person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something
Metaphor
eyes are the window to the soul
Conclusion
the end of finish of something
Problem and Solution
The problem in a story and how they resolve it
Complex Sentence
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
Main Idea
the main thing that a story is about