Figurative Language
Giving inanimate objects human qualities is called?
Personification
The perspective from which a story is told is called?
Point of View
A person, place, thing, or idea is called?
Noun
Give me an example of a noun.
A person, place, thing, idea.
Examples: Lincoln, President Biden, desk, love
The feeling or emotion you as the reader gets from a story is called?
Mood
Comparing two unlike things using like or as is called?
A simile
The author tries to convince the reader of something is called?
Persuasion
A word that describes the noun in the sentence is called?
Adjective
Give me an example of a verb.
An action word
Examples: run, jump, skip.
The way the author feels about his/her writing is called?
Tone
The same constant letter at the beginning of words is called?
Alliteration
A reader learns factual information reading an article is called?
Inform
A word that describes or adds more detail to a verb is called?
Adverb
Give me an example of a interjection.
Abrupt remarks usually made at the beginning of a sentence or interrupts a sentence.
Example: OUCH! YES! OH Man!
All knowing is also called?
Comparing two unlike things is called?
Metaphor
The author tells an interesting story usually a poem or fiction and it is called?
Entertain
An action word is called?
A verb
Give me an example of a pronoun.
Pronouns take the place of a noun.
Example: He, she, they, them, I
Destiny's teacher circled several vague words on her paper, such as " stuff" and "things". The teacher also wrote, " Try to use precise language". What does Vague mean?
Vague means uncertain, unclear, not clearly stated.
A huge exaggeration is called?
The central idea or meaning the writer explores of a story is called?
Theme
This takes the place of a noun.
Pronoun
Give me an example of a preposition.
A preposition show position of a noun. ( Anything a squirrel can do to a tree)
Up, Down, Around, Through.
Mr. Barnes is an irritable man. He is always grumpy and bad tempered. What does irritable mean?
Irritable means grumpy