Figurative Language
Comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
The major point of the story. The turning point. All suspense leads to this moment
Climax
Sentence with one independent clause (stands alone)
Ex. I love my cat
Simple Sentence
Person, Place, or Thing
Noun
What type of writing has the purpose to inform?
Informative Writing
Comparison not using 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor
How the story ends. New 'normal'
Conclusion
Sentence with one independent and one dependent clause
Ex. I love my cat because she is cute.
Complex Sentence
Action word
Verb
What type of writing has the purpose to persuade?
Persuasive Writing
When the real sound sounds like what the word says
Onomotopoea
Ties up loose ends, audience finally gets answers to questions and misunderstandings
Falling Action
Sentence with two simple clauses separated by a comma (stand alone)
Ex. I love my cat, but she bites me.
Compound Sentence
A word that describes
Adjective
What type of writing has the purpose to entertain?
Narrative Writing
Extreme Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Beginning of story, introduces conflict and characters, normal life
Exposition
Sentence with at least 2 independent clauses and one dependent clause
Ex. I love my cat, but she bites me even though I feed her.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Predicate
The part of the sentence that contains the verb
What type of writing would these be examples of?
Newspaper article, textbook, magazine
Informative
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
Personification
Events that happen to build suspense/lead to climax
Rising Actions
What type of sentence is this?
(Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex)
My sister went to the movies yesterday even though my mom told her no.
Complex Sentence
A word that connects clauses or sentences
Conjunction
What type of writing would these be examples of?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? or Captain Underpants
Narrative Writing