Narrative Elements
Name the 2 words that are the difference between a simile and metaphor
a person, place, or thing
noun
When classifying sentences you have to find the # of clauses, so count ______
the pairs of subjects and verbs
homonyms
When an author builds tension by withholding information or leaving a cliffhanger.
Suspense
An indirect reference to a well-known work.
allusion
the acronym that helps you decide the order of cumulative/coordinate adjectives
DOSASCOMP
P or C: The wind whistled
clause
____ getting late! (it's/its)
it's
A theme has to be ___ (applies to everyone)
universal
Name all the senses accessed by sensory language
touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing
biggEST is a _______ adjective
superlative
I or D: Because you left
dependent
I need a _____ from homework. (brake/break)
break
Does not
That cost me my whole paycheck!
hyperbole
What part of speech is the word in all caps: I ran PLAYFULLY through the stream.
adverb
S/comp/compl/comp-compl: I was honored at the ceremony with the others.
It's nice to meet ____ family. (your/you're)
your
Name 1 way to change the pace of a story
Speed it up with more action, shorter sentences, less description. Slow it down with longer descriptions, more dialogue, more suspense.
The tree welcomed me into the forest
personification
name at least 5 out of the 8 parts of speech
noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection
S/comp/compl/comp-compl: I got the award because I worked hard, and I was proud of myself.
compound-complex
It's better being here _____ there. (than/then)
than