Figurative Language
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
The lesson or message about life
mood
tone
theme
theme
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
1. repetition
2. rhyme
3. meter
repetition
the narrator is a part of the story. You will typically see the pronouns "I" or "we"
first person
A single row of words in a poem. In stories, they are known as "sentences."
Line
Giving human qualities to a inanimate object such as an animal or idea.
personification
When and where the story takes place
Setting
A type of writing intended to explain or describe something.
1. informative
2. expository
3. argumentative
expository
narrator does not reveal ANY character's thoughts or feelings
third person limited
third person objective
third person omniscient
third person objective
A group of lines in a poem (the paragraphs)
stanza
"I have a million things to do today" is and example of ______
hyperbole
This person is known as the good guy or hero in the story
protagonist
add notes to a text or diagram giving explanation or comment(s)
1. dictation
2. literal
3. annotate
annotate
Usually for instructions and uses the pronouns "you" and "your"
second person
The beat, sound and feel of a poem
rhyme
The repeating of the same letter, usually the consonant sound
Alliteration
A challenge or problem in the story which the plot is based
rising action
conflict
climax
conflict
an account of a person's life written by that person
1. autobiography
2. biography
3. short story
autobiography
narrator tells thoughts and feelings of more than one character
first person
third person objective
third person omniscient
third person omniscient
a type of poem that does not have to rhyme nor has a given topic
free verse
Words or phrase which contradict each other; opposite terms are used together
idiom
irony
oxymoron
oxymoron
consists of the events that happen in the story where you find the introduction, characters and setting.
resolution
plot
climax
plot
the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
1. biology
2. etymology
3. psychology
etymology
Narrator is limited to one character's thoughts and feelings.
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
third person limited
the feeling the poet is trying to convey
theme
mood
tone
mood