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Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
Writing
Author's Purpose / Type of Texts
Grab Bag - Mix
100

Does figurative language mean exactly what it says?

No


100

Learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.

exposition


100

What word is the noun?


The dog is happy.

dog

100
A text that is not true.
Fiction
100
The lesson that you learn. The moral of a story.
Theme
200
Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky.
Personification
200
The part of a story that reveals or suggests an outcome.
Resolution
200

What is the definition of a verb?

action


200

What is the purpose of a memoir?

To share a memory!


200
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
Inference
300
Compares two things using like or as.
Simile
300
In what part of a story do we learn the conflict?
Rising Action
300

What type of sentence is this?


I was tired, but I still went to teach the students. 

Compound

300
What would be the author's purpose when writing fiction novels?
To entertain
300

Tone is the ______________ word choice.

Authors


400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
400
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
Falling Action
400

How many clauses does a complex sentence have ?

2

400
What is the purpose of the following passage? Sandy is the absolute best candidate for student body president! She is honest, friendly and dedicated to making our school a better place. This is YOUR chance to make a positive change! VOTE SANDY IN 2013!
To persuade
400

Mood is how the ______________feels. 

reader


500
John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill.
Metaphor
500
What is the climax of a story?
The most intense or extreme part of a story where an action typically takes place.
500

Write a complex sentence.


Underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice.

:)


500

What was the genre of "The Sandcastle" and "All Summer in a Day"?

Science Fiction

500
When you take a word or statement to mean exactly what is says.
Literal