Figertive language
Going over the truth
Hyperbole
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something
Climax
consist of 3 lines.
Haiku
When water is heated, the molecules move quickly, therefore the water boils. A tornado blew the roof off the house, and as a result, the family had to find another place to live. Because the alarm was not set, we were late for work.
Cause and effect
give (someone) facts or information; tell.
To inform
Using like or as
Simile
a series of events build toward the point of greatest interest.
Rising action
A poem shaped like an object
Concrete
The cat fell out of the tree and some one helped it to the vet
Problem and solution
of a person or way) continue or proceed along (a path or route
To pursude
Not using like or as
Metaphor
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Exposition
a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.
Limbrick
a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
Sequence
provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
To entertain
CRASH BOOM POW
Onomatopeya
the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved
Falling action
is a style of poetry that is made up of seven lines.
Diamonte
succession without an interruption. run. an unbroken
Chronological order
to express oneself, to provide information, to persuade, or to create a literary work. ... When someone communicates ideas in writing,
main purpose of writing
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Personification
a firm decision to do or not to do something.
Resolution
(in verse) a five-line stanza.
Cinquain
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Main idea
in literature is the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author'sword choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text.
author's style