Figurative Language
Compares two things that are not alike by using like or as
Compara dos cosas que no se parecen usando like o as
Simile
Used to hint at what might happen in the future
Se utiliza para sugerir lo que podría suceder en el futuro.
What is Foreshadowing
I am going there___ (to or too)
Too
I ___ (past or passed) him on the road on my way to school.
Passed
The author's opinion, stance, or attitude about the topic of the text
La opinión, postura o actitud del autor sobre el tema del texto.
Author's Perspective
The comparison of one thing to another without using like or as.
La comparación de una cosa con otra sin utilizar «como».
Metaphor
A literary device used to recall something that happened in the past
Un recurso literario utilizado para recordar algo que sucedió en el pasado.
What is Flashback
It had a huge ____ (effect or affect) on me
effect
He is eating lunch over ____ (there or their or they're)
There
the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.
El sentimiento o la atmósfera que el escritor crea para el lector.
Mood
Word that imitates/represents a sound
Palabra que imita o representa un sonido.
Onomatopeia
The peak of the action in a plot line
El punto culminante de la acción en una trama.
What is Climax
____ (your or you're) rude!
You're
I have to go ____ a tunnel to get home (Threw or Through)
through
a message about life or the moral to a story
Un mensaje sobre la vida o la moraleja de una historia.
Theme
What is this an example of?
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
¿De qué es un ejemplo esto?
Tres tristes tigres
Alliteration
A device in literature where an object represents more than just the object
Un recurso literario en el que un objeto representa algo más que el objeto mismo.
What is Symbolism
I ___ (except or accept) you for who you are
What is Accept
I have to decide ___ (whether or weather) or not to eat at Taco Bell
Whether
The narrator is a character in the story, and uses I and we.
El narrador es un personaje de la historia y utiliza «yo» y «nosotros».
1st Person POV
A thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes
Una figura retórica en la que se atribuyen cualidades humanas a una cosa, una idea o un animal.
Personification
What is the name of the text structure that shows events in the order they happened?
¿Cuál es el nombre de la estructura textual que presenta los eventos en el orden en que ocurrieron?
Chronological Order
The dog is eating ___ (Its or It's) food
Its
My sweater is way too ____ (Loose or Lose)
Loose
The narrator is not a character in the story and uses pronouns such as, he, she, his , and her.
El narrador no es un personaje de la historia y utiliza pronombres como él, ella, su y sus.
3rd Person POV