Figurative Language
When a writer gives a non-human character or item human qualities.
What is personification?
replaces a noun in a sentence
What is a pronoun?
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the main/central idea?
a struggle between a person or an OUTSIDE force
What is external conflict
A direct comparison of two unlike things.
What is metaphor?
Too many subjects in a sentence, or too many predicates in a sentence or both!
What is a run-on sentence?
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
a sign or warning of whats going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
When a writer uses extreme exaggeration to make a point.
What is hyperbole?
When a sentence cannot stand alone because it lacks a subject or a predicate.
What is a dependent clause?
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word to help you figure out the meaning.
What are context clues?
visually descriptive or figurative language
What is imagery
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
What is onomatopoeia?
Where should the comma(s) be? Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
What is after the word "night"?
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
The feeling or atmosphere the author wants the reader to experience.
What is mood?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
When a writer refers to an event, person, or literary work from the past.
What is allusion?
In the sentence below, "of" is what part of speech? Sacramento is the capital of California.
What is preposition?
the perspective from which the story's told
What is point of view
The words an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
What is tone?
If someone says "It is a piece of cake" What is the phrase "piece of cake" an example of?
What is an idiom?