Literacy terms
Figurative Language
Spelling and Definitions
Point of View
Story Elements
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What is the setting?
Where the story takes place.
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What is Hyperbole?
An extravagant or excessive exaggeration.
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What word is spelled correctly? 1. Onomatopeioa. 2. Libary 3. Alliteration 4. Ryme scheme
Alliteration
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What is first person?
Events that are told by a character in a story that use his or her own words. They usually use I, me, and my.
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What is the plot?
the main events of a play.
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what is Theme?
The theme is the central idea of text.
200
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things often connected by like , as, or than.
200
What is a rhyme scheme?
Pattern of rhymes in a poem.
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What is 2nd person?
The narrator addresses the reader directly using the word you. Ex: "You knew it was risky."
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What is the rising action?
a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
300
What is Mood?
The mood is a piece of literature is a feeling or emotion created by the words and setting.
300
What is a metaphor?
An implied comparison between two unlike things.
300
What is a theme?
Central idea of a text.
300
What is 3rd person?
A speaker outside the action narrator the events using he, she, and they. Ex: "She didn't know how to do this."
300
What is the climax?
the peak or turning point of the action.
400
What is irony?
Irony is a form of speech intended to convey the opposite of actual meaning of the word.
400
What is Onomatopoeia?
This is a sound device where a word imitates the sound associated with it.
400
What word is spelled incorrectly? 1. Aticdote 2. Quotation 3. Extravagant 4. Daffodils
Aticdote
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What is third person omniscient?
The narrators may see and know everything, even the thoughts of all the characters. They know what's going on, even though the characters may not know.
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What is the Resolution?
the sense that the story is complete.
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What is Point of view?
The point of view id the perspective from which a story is told.
500
What is personification?
A figure of speech giving human characteristic to an animal, thing, or idea.
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What is the definition of analyze?
To examine critically.
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What is third person limited?
The narrator tells the events from the perspective of one character, focusing on this character's thoughts and feelings. Ex: "Carol knew it was risky, but she did it anyway."
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what is the antagonist and the protagonist of the story?
the protagonist is the good person and the antagonist is the bad person.
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