Vocabulary
What is a myth?
A traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
What is figurative language?
Language that contains or uses figures of speech especially metaphors.
She was wearing really beautiful earrings.
In this sentence beautiful is . . .
An adjective.
When should you use a question mark?
When you write a question.
How many paragraphs long is your personal narrative supposed to be?
What is folklore?
The traditional beliefs, legend, custom of people; lore of a people.
What is a simile?
The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
The baby crawled under the bed.
In this sentence under is . . .
A preposition.
What does an apostrophe show?
It shows ownership or possession.
What is the third paragraph called?
Response
What is a genre?
A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
What is a metaphor?
A word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
She quickly packed her bag and left.
In this sentence quickly is . . .
Should you have parenthesis in your personal narrative?
No.
What is the first sentence of your personal narrative?
The hook.
What is sensory detail?
Sensory details use the five senses ( sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell) to add depth odd detail to writing.
What is personification?
When an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
There is a party next week though I don’t think I can go.
In this sentence though is . . .
When should you use a semicolon?
When is your personal narrative due?
October 28th
What is coherence?
Logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability.
What is an idiom?
A phrase that has two meanings.
He goes to Spain often not only for the sun but also for the food.
In this sentence not only and but also are . . .
Conjunctions.
Where is a comma used in a complex sentence?
Between the independent and dependent clause.
What is the definition of a personal narrative?
A story about a moment in the narrators life.