Figerative Language
She was as pretty as a picture.
simile
Did you see that bear
question mark?
What introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation?
exposition
tells what you are going to write about
Introductory paragraph
Bill was a tiger.
metaphor
They stayed at there cabin.
there should be their
The story's final outcome
resolution
repeats what you talked about
conclusion
Chomp, Bam!
onomatopoeia
plural of baby, spell it
babies
events that introduce the conflict
rising action
the paragraphs between the introduction and the conclusion
body paragraphs
I'll take a raincheck.
idiom
My friends and me will go to the zoo on Saturday.
should be My friends and I
events that follow the climax
falling action
consists of an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion
an essay
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
Mom said, go to the store.
needs quotation marks
the story's high point
climax
tells the main point of the paragraph
topic sentence