Figurative Language
A comparison of 2 unlike things that do NOT use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The word "copilot" means a second pilot in an aircraft. What does the prefix "co-" mean?
What is with or together?
fiction, could really happen
What is realistic fiction?
the time and place of a story
What is the setting?
The usual reason why authors write dramas, fictional stories, and some poetry.
What is to entertain?
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun!
What is onomatopoeia?
The word autograph has the greek root "graph". Graph means...
What is write or draw?
fiction, based on historic events
What is historical fiction?
The part which gives background information, usually at the beginning of the story.
What is exposition?
Why does an author choose to use sensory words in fictional stories?
What is to help the reader create visual images?
The tree danced in the cool, refreshing breeze.
What is personification?
Most songs have an interlude. This is a piece of music that connects a verse to the chorus. If "lude" means "tune", then "inter" means...
What is between?
Exaggerated tales about a person who may have lived
What is a tall tale?
The events that lead up to the climax or main conflict.
What is rising action?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
The first Transcontinental Railroad was built in 1869. The railroad spanned the entire U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Trans- means...
What is across or beyond?
Type of story that usually starts with "Once Upon a time..."
What are fairy tales?
The story comes to an end with the conflict coming to a reasonable conclusion.
What is denouement/resolution?
Foreshadowing is when the author...
What is give you clues about what to expect in the rest of the story?
I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash.
What is a simile?
The suffix -ment means "time". Knowing this information, what does "merriment" mean?
What is happy or merry time?
a limerick, haiku, ballad, acrostic, concrete or narrative
What is a type of poem?
The main problem in the story.
What is conflict?
The lesson/moral of a story.
What is theme?