Figures of Speech
Fiction
poetry
Misc.
Word Parts
100
She was as white as a snow covered field
What is a simile
100
It's where and when the story happens?
What is setting?
100
This type of writing is broken into lines or stanzas.
What is poetry?
100
This is the result of a cause.
What is an effect?
100
this prefix means again
What is re-
200
"Beep-beep" and "POW" are examples of this.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
They have traits, emotions, and behave and act in certain ways. They have reasons, or motives, for what they do.
What are characters?
200
When a poem uses this, its ;ines end with words that sound alike.
What is rhyme?
200
This is the big problem in a story.
What is the main conflict?
200
This prefix means forward, for, before
What is pro-
300
The waves were sparkling sapphires.
What is a metaphor?
300
It is the series of events that drives the story to a conclusion. It's what happens in the story
What is plot?
300
These are like verses in a song or paragraphs and divide a poem up into sections.
What are stanzas?
300
This is the general message that the author is trying to get across to the reader. An example might be: If you give than you will receive or Jealousy will destroy all relationships.
What is theme?
300
This word part goes at the end of a word
What is suffix?
400
Pam picked peaches for the party in Panama.
What is alliteration?
400
A problem or struggle facing the main character or characters in a story.
What is conflict?
400
Its the way the lines in a poem sound when you read them
What is rhythm?
400
These types of words appeal to sense of sight, smell, sound, touch and taste.
What are sensory words
400
Name the three types of word parts
What are prefix, root, and suffix
500
I am so hungry I can eat a whale.
What is hyperbole?
500
This type of conflict is when a character facing some problem caused by or related to nature.
What is person against nature
500
It is a pattern of rhythm in a poem. You can figure it out by seeing which syllables are stressed in each line of the poem. When I was DOWN beSIDE the SEA A WOOden SPADE they GAVE to ME To DIG the SANdy SHORE
What is Meter
500
This is how the author chooses to express his or her attitude and feelings. For example, it might be playful, gentle, silly or harsh
What is tone?
500
Name the three types of word parts and give an EXAMPLE of each type.
Pre, root, suffix