Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Word Strategies
Plot Diagram
Other / Text Structure
100

An extreme exaggeration

Hyperbole

100

a person, place, thing, or idea

noun

100

a word that means the opposite of another word

antonym

100

the most exciting part of the story

Climax

100

how the author feels about the subject

tone

200

The comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Simile 

200

an action word

verb

200
a word that has a similar meaning to another

synonym

200

the events leading up to the climax

rising action

200

how the reader feels when reading 

mood

300
giving a non human thing - human qualities

personification

300

a word that describes a noun

adjective

300

a group of letters that are placed before a base or root word to change its meaning

prefix


300

the introduction the characters, setting, and conflict

exposition 

300

when the author gives clues about what will happen in the story

foreshadowing

400

the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal meaning, usually for humor or sarcasm

Irony

400

a word the describes a verb 

adverb

400

a group of letters placed at the end of a root word to its meaning

suffix

400

the events after the climax

falling action

400

when the author takes you back in time to give more information

flashback

500

an implied or direct reference to a familiar person, place, or event

Allusion

500

a word that is used to combine thoughts or sentences (FANBOYS)

conjunctions 

500

using information from the sentences to help define a word or understand better

context clues

500

the end of the story, where the solution to the conflict happens

resolution

500

the message the author is giving the readers

theme

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