Figurative Language
Point of View
Genre
Author's purpose
Random
100
A comparison of 2 or more things using the words "like" or "as"
simile
100
This point of view uses the pronouns "I", "me", and "my"
first person
100
imaginative or made-up writing
fiction
100
An essay in which the writer tries to convince readers to think, feel, or act a certain way
persuade
100
the time and place in which a story takes place
setting
200
A description that uses extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
200
When the narrator is not in the story, and only knows the thoughts and feelings of 1 character
third person limited
200
writing that is true
nonfiction
200
A history textbook
inform
200
the perspective from which a story is told- includes first person, third person, and second person
point of view
300
"The tress slumped down in anticipation of winter"
personification
300
the narrator is not in the story, nut knows all the characters' thoughts and feelings
third person omniscient
300
stories that were once passed down orally (with no real record of who originally came up with them)
folklore
300
a fictional story about a young girl's first day of school
entertain
300
the message that the author is trying to send to readers; what the author wants readers to learn or think about
theme
400
John's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a concrete solution
metaphor
400
An autobiography is written from this point of view
first person
400
the story of someone's life written by that person
autobiography
400
"Toads and frogs are amphibians. Missouri has 25 species and subspecies of toads and frogs."
inform
400
the author's attitude toward the subject of the work
tone
500
The sun cast a golden blanket over the sky.
metaphor
500
The narrator is not in the story, and does not reveal any characters' thoughts or feelings
third person objective
500
a nonfiction subgenre in which the writer tries to influence readers to think, feel, or act a certain way
persuasive writing
500
"Recess is definitely too short. Students need more time to exercise in order to be able to focus in class."
persuade
500
The way readers feel as a result of a piece of writing
mood
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