Vocabulary
What does evident mean?
Obvious or clear
What is a period?
comparing something using like or as
simile
What is the person who writes a book called?
Author
She was aging like a fine wine.
Simile
What does establish mean?
To start something
What does a exclamation point do?
Emphasizes something
Descriptive language that explains what you are trying to say
imagery
What does genre mean?
a type or catergory of stories
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
What does engage mean?
Full attention
We've is an informal way of saying we have? True or false
True
A reference to something else
allusion
Who is the person to is telling the story?
Narrarator
I am so tired I could eat an elephant.
hyperbole
What does scarce mean?
Limited number
What does a comma do?
Seperates a sentence
when you pair speech with opposite words
oxymoron
What is historical fiction?
A fictional story that uses real events.
Sweet smelling strawberries
alliteration
What does reflect mean
To really look at
What does a semi colon do?
Separates two main clauses that are closely related to each other, but could stand on their own as sentences, e.g. Heather likes oranges; James likes pears.
When reality is different than what you thought it would be
irony
What is a memoir?
A story about the authors life.
The bacon sizzled in the pan.
onomatopoeia