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?
Uses pronouns such as I, me, we, ours...
What is first person point of view?
Includes time and place of a story, as well as introduces the reader to the characters...
What is the exposition?
The reason authors writes dramas, some poetry and plays.
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 narrator is a character in the story...
What is first person point of view?
The part of the story where tensions start to grow...
What is the rising action?
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?
The narrator refers to characters by he, she, their, but doesn't allow the reader to know the thoughts of any of the characters.
What is third person objective?
The events leading up to the climax...
What is the rising action?
Author's purpose in writing a newspaper article or science text book.
What is to inform?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
Point of View often used in directions, self-help books, and business writing...
What is second person point of view?
The story ends but the conflict is not always resolved.
What is the 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 narrator let's the reader in on the thoughts and feelings of two or more characters...
What is third person omniscient?
The part of the story where there is no turning back...
What is the climax?
The lesson/moral of a story.
What is theme?