Figurative Language
"He is as scary as a bear" is an _____.
simile
The words around an unknown word in a sentence is the ___.
context clues
Where and when the story takes place?
setting
A story written about a person by that person.
autobiography
Greg Heffley writes a journal in which book?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
"Hold your horses" is an example of ____.
idiom
Which point of view uses "I" or "me?"
1st person
The message, moral, or lesson in a story.
theme
This genre includes magical or impossible items or characters.
fantasy
Rick Riordan is the author of what series?
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The repetition of beginning sounds is ____.
alliteration
Which point of view is used to know and see into different characters?
3rd person
Placing story events in the order in which they happen.
chronological order
A story that has puzzling events that isn't solved until the end.
mystery
In which book does the girl want her boyfriend to make her a vampire?
Twilight
"He is so hungry he could eat a horse" is an example of ____.
hyperbole
Writers have a specific intention when writing (inform, persuade, or entertain). What is this called?
author's purpose
external conflict
informational text
Who attends Hogwart's?
Harry Potter
"The sun is smiling on the field of flowers" is an example of ____.
personificiation
Using your reasoning and experience to "read between the lines."
inference
When does the resolution of the story occur?
at the end of the story
This genre uses made up characters but in setting/contexts that could really happen.
realistic fiction
Who was Katniss and Peeta's deadliest competition in the Hunger Games?
Cates