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Figurative Language
Roots and Affixes
Genres
Story Elements
Author Techniques
100
A comparison of 2 unlike things that do NOT use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor
100
The word "copilot" means a second pilot in an aircraft. What does the prefix "co" mean?
What is with or together?
100
Fiction, could really happen
What is realistic fiction
100
Time and place of a story
What is the setting
100
The reason authors writes dramas, some poetry and plays.
What is to Entertain
200
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. CRACK!! He hit the ball with all his power and made a homerun!
What is onomatopoeia?
200
The word autograph has the greek root "graph". Graph means...
What is write or draw
200
fiction, based on historic events
What is Historical fiction
200
The part which gives background information, usually at the beginning of the story.
What is exposition.
200
Why does an author choose to use sensory words in fictional stories?
What is to help the reader create visual images.
300
The tree danced in the cool, refreshing breeze.
What is personification
300
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
300
Exaggerated tales about a person who may have lived
What is a tall tale.
300
The events leading up to the climax or main conflict.
What is rising action
300

Author's purpose in writing a newspaper article or science text book.

What is to inform?

400
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration
400
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
400
Type of story that usually starts with "Once Upon a Time..."
What is fairy Tales
400

The story ends, but the conflict is not always resolved.

What is denoument/resolution.

400
Foreshadowing is when the author...
What is give you clues about what to expect in the rest of the story?
500
I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash.
What is a similie
500
The suffix -ment means "time". Knowing this information, what does "merriment" mean?
What is happy or merry time
500
a Limerick, haiku, narrative
What is a type of poem
500

The main problem in the story.

What is conflict.

500
The lesson/moral of a story.
What is theme.