Figurative Language
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Similie
A woman helped slaves escape their "forced homes"
Harriet Tubman: The Conductor ofThe Underground Railroad
Disheveled
Looking untidy, messy, or neglected.
What do you do with the question?
Answer
Plot
the sequence of events that make up a story
Giving human qualities to a non-human object`
Personification
Teen gang members fight each other and save children
The Outsiders
Linger
To stay in a place longer than necessary; to remain
Describe what you're talking about
Detail
Setting
Place, date, or time period in which a story takes place
Words like "BOOM" "Zip" "BANG" "Clash" "Screech"
Onomatopoeia
Students hide their true selves so they wont be judged
The Bronx Masquerade
Askew
Off-center
Say it again?
Restate
Theme
A common idea that's repeated or enforced throughout the story
A HUGE exaggeration
Hyperbole
Your brain works slightly more than a neanderthal
The Debt we Owe to the Adolescent Brain
Strewn
Can you elaborate?
Explain
Characterization
how an author describes or shows what a character is like in a story
This is an example of: All Astronauts Ask to Align with Apple trees.
Alliteration
A young boy leads a war with a drum
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
Tirade
A long angry or passionate speech
Wrap it up!
Conclude
Point of View
who is telling the story and how they see things