Figurative Language
"Boom!" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
The overall message of a story.
What is theme?
-ing / -ion / -tion
What are suffixes.
What is herd behavior?
coffee : cup :: soup :
What is bowl
Giving a non-human thing human characteristics.
What is personification?
The point of no return in a story.
What is the climax.
A word part that cannot stand by itself.
What is a root.
Something that is known or proven to be true.
What is fact?
whiteboard: dry erase marker:: blackboard :
What is chalk.
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is idiom.
When the author tells you about a character.
What is direct characterization.
A word part that can stand alone.
What is a base.
A view or judgement not necessarily based in fact or knowledge.
What is opinion?
Topaz : yellow :: Sapphire :
What is blue?
The repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in a word.
What is assonance?
The setting, characters, main conflict, tone, and mood of a story.
What is the exposition?
Prefixes and suffixes are also known by this name.
How the author wants you to feel while you're reading a text.
What is tone?
hydrophobia : water :: arachnophobia
What is spider
An example of consonance.
Ex: Katie likes kicking rocks.
When the reader has to infer and draw conclusions about a character based on the text.
What is indirect characterization.
The root in consumption.
What is sump?
How you feel while reading a text.
What is mood?
pathos: emotion:: logos:
logic