Figurative Language
She is as quiet as a fox
What is a simile?
Sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste
What are the five senses?
A form of poetry with six words
What is a six word poem?
A six-part plot structure that starts with the exposition and ends with the resolution
What is Freytag's Pyramid?
Book series such as Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew, and the Hardy Boys belong to this genre.
What is crime/mystery?
You are my sunshine (my only sunshine)
What is a metaphor?
When an author uses vivid and descriptive language to add depth to the text.
What is imagery?
A type of poetry created by omitting words from newspapers or other texts
What is blackout poetry?
The third part of Freytag's Pyramid
What is rising action?
This genre uses weird, unexpected situations, figurative language, and the Rule of Threes.
What is humor?
Cats in cradles are cuter than callous cauliflowers.
What is alliteration?
an idea or feeling associated with a word that isn’t it’s actual meaning
What is connotation?
A poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme
What is a limerick?
A rule used in comedy writing that relies on listing two regular things and one absurd thing
What is the Rule of Threes?
The Giver by Lois Lowry belongs to this genre.
What is science fiction?
Moonlight danced through the leaves and illuminated her hair.
What is personification?
“The deep blue hues of twilight were reflected in the still water; the slight glint of moonlight peeked through the clouds just enough to make out the silhouette of a passing ship” is this type of imagery.
What is visual?
A traditional Japanese poem with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third
What is a haiku?
a device often used in mystery stories to throw the reader off or act as a "fake clue"
What is a red herring?
Isolating your characters and putting them in a dark setting is a great way to create _______.
What is suspense?
My backpack weighs a ton :(
What is a hyperbole?
A poem we read by T.S. Eliot that evokes imagery.
What is Preludes?
A book of limericks written by Edward Lear.
What is The Book of Nonsense?
Every character should be motivated to reach an ________.
What is an objective?
The name of the scientist in Mary Shelley's most famous book.
What is Frankenstein?