Fiction
Clues that hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
What is foreshadowing?
words that imitate the sound they represent
What is onomatopoeia?
Two people speaking back and forth that involve quotes.
EX: "Hello, how are you today." said Shawn. "I am doing well." replied Sam.
What is dialogue?
When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect:
EX - "jumbo shrimp"
What is oxymoron?
The term for the people in a work of literature/story.
What is character?
Garinger is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is an example of fact or opinion.
What is fact?
Identify the figurative language: "The crook was as sly as a fox."
What is simile?
the perspective of who is telling the story.
What is point of view?
The author or speaker's attitude about toward the subject.
What is a tone?
The problem in a story.
What is conflict?
Main point from the author; what the text is mainly about.
What is main/central idea?
Identify the figurative language: "My computer hates me."
What is personification?
man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society are all examples of this literary term.
What is conflict?
An expression that is not meant to be taken literally:
"she spilled the beans"
What is an idiom?
The story takes place in North Carolina in the 1980's. This description is an example of which part of a story...
What is setting?
Making an educated guess by using evidence and experience.
What is inference?
Choose the best answer. Which of the following are inanimate objects that can be personified? A. a star B. the dog C. Suzy D. Basketball team
What is A?
The way the reader feels when reading a story.
What is mood?
The use of a question for persuasion that does not need to be answered by the reader.
What is rhetorical question?
The literary term for the the point of the story where the reader is the most excited and the action is at its highest.
What is turning point or climax.
When an author is persuading, informing, or entertaining the reader.
What is author's purpose?
Identify the figurative language: "My niece Laurel is a ray sunshine."
What is a metaphor?
The author's message or advice in a text.
What is theme?
How a passage is organized:
Ex. "cause and effect", "compare and contrast"
What is a structure?