Figurative Language
I am as fast as a cheetah is a form of this type of figurative language
What is a simile?
When a story takes place is this this element of ficion
what is setting?
What is first person
This gives the reader an idea of what the passage will be about, sometimes can tell you the controlling idea
what is a heading?
To highlight the importance of something such as a word
What is elaborate?
This room is a pig sty is this type of figurative language
What is a metaphor
This is the part of the story where the character learns a lesson
What is the climax?
what is second person?
Directs to specific information in the text and identifies important words and their definitions.
What is a glossary/Index
This is another way to say convey, as in "what does the figurative language convey about..."
What is show, tell, make known
Daniel hummed a theme he couldn't get out of his head is this figurative language
What is Onomatopeia?
This is what challenges the protagonist
What is the conflict?
Uses pronouns he, she, they, their
Also focuses only on the thoughts and feelings of ONE character.
what is third person limited
These show an object or idea in the text in a visual form
what is a picture?
This is when you combine your prior knowledge with the clues in the text to draw conclusions.
what is inferencing
She was green with envy is this type of figurative language
What is an idiom?
Exposition introduces these two things
what is characters and setting?
Uses the pronouns he, she, they, their.
Also does not show any internal feelings or thoughts, only tells you what is observable
what is third person objective
notes that are placed at the end of a page and used to reference parts of the text
what are footnotes
This is what the passage is mostly about
What is controlling idea?
Peter punched a pretty princess is this figurative language
The aftermath of the climax goes by this name
What is falling action?
Uses the pronouns he, she, they, their
Narrator can tell you the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story
What is third person omniscient
These break down the text into different sections, to organize the ideas of the passage
What are subheadings?
The words surrounding an unknown word that helps you know its meaning
what are context clues?