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Figurative Language
Types of Writing
Elements of Fiction
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Language that describes something that is not literally true.
What is figurative language?
100
A story that is usually over 100 pages.
What is a novel?
100
The part of the story where the loose ends are tied up.
What is the resolution?
100
Describing how characters and events in a piece are alike.
What is comparing?
100
This is term used to describe what the author is trying to achieve with a piece of writing.
What is the author's purpose?
200
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words.
What is alliteration?
200
Writing that is invented and not real.
What is fiction?
200
The technical name for the "good guy" in the story.
What is the protagonist?
200
When the opposite of what was expected happens.
What is irony?
200
The author purpose that tries to convince the reader to think a certain way.
What is persuade?
300
A way of speaking from a certain region or a certain group of people.
What is dialect?
300
A short story that teaches a moral or a lesson.
What is a fable?
300
The "problem" in the story.
What is conflict?
300
The lesson or moral of a story.
What is the theme?
300
The author purpose that tries to give the reader an enjoyable experience.
What is entertain?
400
Unique sayings from a given culture that are not to be taken literally.
What are idioms?
400
A type of writing that is about real people or real events.
What is nonfiction?
400
The introduction of a story where the plot, characters, and setting are revealed.
What is the exposition?
400
The overall emotion the reader feels when reading a text.
What is the mood?
400
The author purpose that tries to teach the reader something new.
What is inform?
500
Language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
500
A type of story that is passed down from generation to generation like Paul Bunyan.
What is a folk tale?
500
Technical name for the "bad guy" in a story.
What is the antagonist?
500
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
500
The author purpose that uses many sensory details to create pictures in the readers' minds.
What is describing?