Figurative Language
Margot reads her poem to the class saying, "The sun is a flower that blooms for just 1 hour". This is an example of a...
Metaphor
The turning point of the story
Climax
Using the 5 senses to give details from the text.
Description
Our first story! A creepy man looks like he killed someone! (or did he?)
The Bus Ride
This is the message of the text
Theme
The flowers stretched their petals and took a deep breath as the sun beamed down from above.
Personification
The main conflict has been solved and the story/loose ends begin to wrap up.
Falling Action
In order of time
Chronological
Salva goes on a dangerous, life changing journey in search of his family and peace.
A Long Walk to Water
Efficiently re-telling of the most important events from a text.
Summarizing
The boy shuddered at the thought of walking down to the dark damp dungeon below the castle; but he had to be brave.
Alliteration
The majority of the story takes place during this part of the plot diagram. This is where we get character development and the main plot's progression.
Rising Action
Uses signal words, (as a result of, due to , because,)
Cause and Effect
Margot is so excited to finally see the sun; that is until William and the others trap her in a closet :(
All Summer in a Day
Forming a implicit conclusion based on explicit evidence from the text. Ex. The woman saw blood on the man' hands and believed he may have killed someone
Inferencing
"LeBron is the GOAT" claimed the young girl to her Dad. "Naw, LeBron is trash compared to Michael Jordan" her father shot back.
Hyperbole
The initial setting, introduction of characters, and start of the plot
Exposition
Similarities and Differences
Compare and Contrast
Lonnie learns to love poetry as he navigates life after tragedy, and the hope of reuniting with his sister.
Locomotion
The dictionary definition of a word is also called its...
Denotation
Dani felt stabbed in the back when she saw Andrew ask Molly on a date.
Idiom
This is the term that means the starting point of the conflict.
Inciting Incident
James was constantly late getting to school. He decided the best way to solve this problem was to set his alarm 30 minutes earlier to wake up.
Problem & Solution
A man is waiting to meet a friend whom he has not seen for some time. Unfortunately for him, past friendship doesn't make up for present wrongdoings.
After Twenty Years
The emotions behind words and its usage is called its...
Connotation