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Figurative Language
What We've Read
Greek Mythology
Elements of a Story
Writing
100
The figurative language used here "she walks in beauty LIKE the night"
What is simile
100
A smart, manipulative boy gets others to white-wash his aunt's fence AND give him their belongings in the excerpt we read from this novel
What is (The Adventures of) Tom Sawyer
100
He disobeyed Zeus and gave the fire to humanity
Who is Prometheus
100
The series of events in a story
What is plot
100
The sentence or sentences we use to attract a reader's interest
What is attention-grabber/hook
200
When a non-human thing is given human abilities
What is personification
200
A poem in which the narrator blames the envious angels for taking away his beloved wife
What is Annabel Lee
200
Myths that explain how the earth, heavenly bodies, or humans came to exist are called
What are origin myths
200
The moment of highest interest and intensity in a story
What is climax
200
The sentence that states what you will be arguing in your essay
What is thesis
300
A direct comparison between two things, without using like or as
What is metaphor
300
Three Spirits visit Ebenezer Scrooge in this novella turned into a play
What is A Christmas Carol
300
The myth where a heart-broken singer/musician follows his bride to the underworld, but loses her when he looks back
What is Orpheus and Eurydice
300
The events that grow increasingly complicated and interesting in a story
What is rising action
300
The paragraphs that contain your reasons and support
What is body paragraphs
400
An obvious exaggeration, like saying that you've waited forever
What is hyperbole
400
In this poem, a dark bird symbolizes the life-long grief the narrator is to suffer because of his lost Lenore
What is The Raven
400
The sin of extreme pride, hated most of all by the gods
What is hubris
400
The moments after the climax, where the story slowly winds down
What is falling action
400
When you get evidence to support your claims from another author, and you use that person's exact words, you need these
What are quotation marks
500
To deliberately minimize something that actually is a big deal, for example, calling a 400 lb. man "a little chunky"
What is understatement
500
This short story by gary Soto is about a Hispanic boy's first day of school in this grade
What is Seventh Grade
500
Phaethon, a cocky boy, wanted to prove that ___ was his father, and insisted on flying his chariot
Who is Apollo
500
The main character we follow in the story
What is protagonist
500
A type of essay where your goal is to convince the reader of your point-of-view
What is persuasive (argumentative)