A
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
i.e. You throw like a girl
Simile
do it again
Person, place, or thing
A word that describes a verb i.e. quickly, quietly, happily,
Adverb
A phrase or expression that we don't know what the literal meaning is
i.e. It's raining cats and dogs
Idiom
Comparing two things by saying one is the other
i.e. The sky is a weeping child.
Metaphor
Goes at the end of the root word
suffix
Using surrounding information in text to guess the meaning of a word or phrase
Context Clues
Action word i.e. run, running, jumping, eat, sleep, listen, watching,
Verb
i.e. Jumbo Shrimp or Pretty ugly
Oxymoron
giving human like qualities to inanimate objects
i.e. My phone is dying/dead.
Personification
Goes at the beginning of a root word
Prefix
Used to replace a noun i.e. he/she
Pronouns
A word that puts two thoughts together i.e. FANBOYS/BOATS
Conjunctions
Language that should not be taken literal i.e. metaphors, hyperboles, idioms, etc.
over exaggeration
i.e. I'm starving, or I waited forever.
Hyperbole
if a word ends in -ed it means... (walked, talked, cried).
past tense
Used to tell where something is i.e. on top/under, next to/beside, etc.
Preposition
Using what the story tells us to answer unknown information
Inferences
A word that imitates the sound it makes
i.e. POW! RING! BANG!
Onomatopoeia
The same initial sound over and over
i.e. She sells seashells by the seashore
Alliteration
if a word ends in -s or -es it means... dogs/foxes
plural
A word that describes a noun i.e.pretty, tall, 3, blue, etc.
Adjective
A word that expresses meaning i.e. WOW! OUCH! UGH!
Interjections
Name 5 story elements
Settings, Characters, Plot, POV, Conflict