It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.
Imagery
100
The plants were abundant in the forest, not like in the city.
plenty, more than enough
100
It is the logical sequence of events that develops a story.
Plot
100
It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis.
Hyperbole
100
the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
Author's purpose
200
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
200
The lighthouse served as a beacon to the sailors at sea.
a guiding light or signal
200
A person who tells the story.
Narrator
200
It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human qualities.
Personification
200
express the same idea in a different way
restate
300
Compare two distinct objects and draws similarities between them.
Metaphor
300
Dad cultivated my love of music by playing new CDs for me.
to grow and care for
300
It is the issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves.
Conflict
300
is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Characterization
400
It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together.
Ex Sally sells sea shells at the seashore.
Alliteration
400
The unpopular girl hated it when they excluded her from the lunch table.
to purposefully leave something out or reject
400
A general atmosphere of a narrative.
Mood/Tone
400
What you see/read plus what you already know equals an idea.
Inference
400
how a point is made; to transmit or communicate information
Convey
500
It is use of the words in such a way in which the intended meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning.
Irony
500
The principal’s verdict was firm, and we knew we were in trouble.
A firm decision
500
It is central idea or concept of a story or the take away message.
Theme
500
two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other.
Dialouge
500
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language,