A comparison of two unlike things while using the words "like" or "as".
Ex: She sings like an angel.
What is a Simile?
100
the main character of a story
What is the Protagonist?
100
an account of a person's life that is written by that person
What is an Autobiography?
100
Restate the question, Answer the question, Textual evidence, Explain the Answer
What are the steps of R.A.T.E.?
100
explains what the story is about and is free of opinions
What is a Summary?
200
A comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing is the other.
Ex: When he eats, John is a pig.
What is a Metaphor?
200
the character that presents conflict for the main character
What is the Antagonist?
200
an account of someone's life writen by someone else.
What is Biography?
200
the statement that announces the topic and stance of a piece of non-fiction literature
What is a Thesis statement?
200
a review of a piece of literature in which the author expresses his/her opinions
What is a Critique?
300
giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Ex: The "rain danced" on the pavement.
What is Personification?
300
a series of events or main story in literature
What is the Plot?
300
particular to a given person; changes from person to person
What is Subjective?
300
Portion of written piece of non-fiction literature that introduces the topic and any background information
What is the introduction?
300
the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character
What is Tone?
400
the use of the 5 senses (sight, touch, smell, taste, sound) to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind
Ex: The freezing, howling wind made me feel as if I would become an ice cube.
What is Imagery?
400
the perspective by which the story is being told
hint: 1st person, 3rd person, 3rd person omiscient
What is Point of View?
400
expressing or dealing with facts or conditions
What is Objective?
400
when the writer needs to begin a new paragraph of different ideas
What is indent?
400
the overall impression the writer creates within the reader concerning a subject or character
What is Mood?
500
an extreme exaggeration or overstatement.
Ex: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
What is a Hyperbole?
500
the main struggle or problem in a story
Ex: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself
What is Conflict?
500
type of literature that is meant to explain
What is Expository literature?
500
Portion of written piece of non-fiction literature that wraps up what was already stated
What is Conclusion?
500
a conversation between two or more characters in literature