Frequently used terms in English
An action or doing word
What is a verb
long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
what is a tsunami
A story about a little girl who loved books and loved reading.
Hint: The Trunchbull
What is Matilda
I tell you the time and location of the story
what is setting
I express fear or excitement
what is an exclamation point
It gives human like or life like characteristics to inanimate objects
what is personification
an infection of the lungs that causes fever, chills and difficulty breathing.
pneumonia
A famous romantic tragedy that ended with both of them dying.
Hint: Written by Shakespear
what is Romeo and Juliet
I answer to when, where, how, why, who and what in a story
what is Literary elements
I am placed at the end of a sentence
what is a full stop or period.
what is a simile
a respiratory problem
hint: uses a nebulizer
Asthma
a story about a kid who hard a time during school, he was bullied for the most part.
Hint: he's a wimp
what is Diary of a Wimpy Kid
I am the sequence of events throughout the story
what is plot
used to separate items in a sentence
Hint: a pause in a sentence
what is a comma
they tell you the names of people, places, animals and things.
what is a noun
a world famous pasta dish that is baked in the oven
what is lasagna
a story about children using magic
Hint: Hogwarts
what is Harry Potter
I am the struggle that a character has
what is conflict
placed at the end of a statement that is meant a question
what is a question mark
a word that is associated with a sound. For example: splash
what is an onomatopoeia
A land mass surrounded by water
what is an island
A story about vampires and humans falling in love
Hint: Bella
what is Twilight
the central idea that the author is trying to communicate to his readers.
Hint: a recurring idea
what is the theme
used to encapsulate someone's spoken word
Hint: and I quote
what are quotation marks