A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"
Similie
Theme
The message or lesson that the characters learn throughout the story.
What the author wants you to learn from the characters.
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I told them to wash there hands.
THEIR
What does SWBST stand for?
Somebody Wanted But So Then
I'm so hungry, I could eat an elephant! What type of figurative language is this?
hyperbole
An exaggeration
HYPERBOLE
Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
What does the word equivalent mean?
a person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
similar
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Being a good student involves both participation in class and individuel practice.
A. Indevidual
B. Individual
C. Individule
D. Correct As Is
B
What should NOT be included in a summary?
Opinion, Judgements, or irrelevant information
The main events of a story,play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
PLOT
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
METAPHOR
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
What kind of punctuation do you need for dialogue?
" " Quotation Marks
What is the top of a story mountain called?
What is the climax or turning point
Falling snow wrapped the town in a blanket. What does this metaphor mean?
The town was covered in snow.
Words that imitate sounds
onomatopeia
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
personification
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Me and Ericka are going to canada next weekend.
Canada (proper nouns are capitalized)
Ericka and I are going to Canada next weekend.
What do you learn in the exposition?
Settings, characters, background knowledge
The light of the moon took my hand and led me through the dark forest. What type of figurative language is this?
personification
Her smile was like sunshine. What type of figurative language is this?
SIMILIE
The perspective from which a story is told
POINT OF VIEW
Birds do not make these long and tiring journeys just to avoid cold weather. They travel for food, which can be hard to find in winter. Some birds even fly to another hemisphere to make sure they’ll have enough to eat. Most do not return north until the spring or summer, when it is much more abundant.
A. food is
B winter is
C that is
D correct as is
A.
Name the steps of a plot structure
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
There is a graphic of the United States with dots all around it. Those dots represent Amazon stores.
Which idea does the graphic emphasize?
A how to get to the amazon store
B how popular Amazon stores became with Americans
C how Amazon stores were only built in the United States
D how many different places the Amazon stores were built
D. how many different places the Amazon stores were built