Figuratively Speaking
What is your Point of View and purpose?
Parts of a story.
Latin Roots
Poetry Please
100
My grandmother's hands were as wrinkled as an old paper bag.
What is a simile. Remember - just because it has the words like or as does not make it a simile. If it does not compare two unlike things it is not a simile. EX. Ronald ran as fast as he could.
100
I am glad we are friends.
What is first person point of view. Remember this is when the narrator uses the pronoun "I".
100
The people or animals (or objects or robots or fairies, etc) that the story is about.
What are characters. Remember the main character (s) is the one that faces the problem or conflict in the story.
100
The meaning of the Latin root sub-
What is "below."
100
"The merry bells ring" and "To welcome the Spring" (other than rhyme)
What is they have the same meter. Remember meter is a pattern of rhythm in a poem. It is formed by stressed and unstressed syllables. The stressed beats give a poem its meter. When in doubt - just count! (the syllables that is!)
200
Mrs. Wertelet is a troll in the morning.
What is a metaphor. Remember a metaphor suggests a comparison by telling you something is something else.
200
Jim was going to the store. He had to buy some milk.
What is third person limited. Remember third person is when the narrator is not part of the action. You will see pronouns like "he", "she", "they". Limited allows us to only know the thoughts and feelings of one character.
200
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting.
200
The Latin root for "same"
What is hom-
200
The paragraphs in a poem.
What are stanzas.
300
The kite sailed happily up into the clear, blue sky.
What is personification. Remember personification is when an animal, object, or abstract idea is given human qualities.
300
Sally was excited for the game. Susan was nervous. Sarah did not even plan on showing up.
What is third person omniscient. Remember in third person omniscient we are able to hear the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters. The narrator is still not part of the action.
300
The sequence of events in the story.
What is the plot.
300
The Latin root for "field"
What is agri-
300
I stared into the sky and saw a billion stars.
What is alliteration.
400
My back is like a cement block.
What is a simile.
400
You should go out and buy a pig today. They make the best pets ever. They are the only pet anyone should ever own.
What is to persuade. Remember persuasive is when the author is trying to get you to do or believe something.
400
The turning point in the action of the story. Usually it is the most exciting part.
What is the climax.
400
The meaning of the word epidermis.
What is "skin."
400
Rhyming words that appear in every two lines together.
What is a couplet.
500
The two figurative examples in the sentence....Many men struggled to manage the menacing machine.
What are alliteration & personification.
500
The unicorn frolicked in the leaves waiting for his friend, the eagle to join him. (Authors purpose)
What is to entertain.
500
It was January in a very small town in Pennsylvania.
What is the setting.
500
Four Latin roots for "not"
What is "a" "un" "dis" "mis" "non"
500
A long narrative poem.
What is an epic.
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