Grammar Terms
a word that represents a person, thing, concept, or place
Noun
what the story is mainly about; topic
Main Idea
Giving non-human things a human characteristics
Personification
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Affixes added to the beginning of a word
prefix
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
verb
Message or moral of a story
Theme
words representing sound
Onimatopoeia
Compares two things without using the words "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Affix added to the end of a word
suffix
Describing words;
describe the noun (blue, big, pretty)
Adjectives
To make an inference, you need what two things
clues from the text and background knowledge/schema
repeating a sound at the beginning of words
Alliteration
when figurative language (like metaphor or simile ) evokes as a kind mental image any of the five senses
Imagery
root meaning small
micro
A word that takes the place of a noun;
Replaces a noun (example: He, She, We)
Pronoun
Main character in a story; the good person
protagonist
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
Idiom
uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor (example: I could eat a horse)
Hyperbole
root meaning earth
Geo
a word that describes or modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb
Adverb
A person who opposes main character; bad guy; an adversary.
antagonist
Which type of figurative language is the following phrase:
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse"
Hyperbole
Which type of figurative langauge is the following statement:
It's raining cats and dogs
Idiom
root meaning against
*hint think of another word for deodorant
(meaning defends against sweating)*
anti