poetry & figurative language
This is a comparison between two tings using like or as
What is a simile?
This root means to pull or drag
What is tract
The main good character ("hero) in a story
a word that means the same as another word is known as this
What is a synonym
Specific nouns, known as ______ nouns, should always be capitalized
(for ex., Target & Starbucks)
What is a "proper" noun?
This is a comparison that does NOT use like or as
What is a metaphor?
This root means to burst or break
What is rupt?
The time and place in a story
What is the setting?
Student Slang:
In the sentence, "He is chopped", what part of speech is chopped?
What is an adjective
Which pronoun is always capitalized?
What is "I"
When an inanimate object shows human attributes (characteristics)
What is personification?
This root means to carry
What is port?
The problem in a story (every story has one!)
What is the conflict?
The hungry dog licked its chops. Name the adjective in this sentence.
What is hungry
In the sentence "She told Nehemiah the truth", what is the pronoun?
What is "she"
An extreme exaggeration, like "My backpack weighs a ton."
What is hyperbole?
This prefix means after
What is post?
This is known as the turning point of a story
What is the climax?
What is an adverb?
In the sentence "The teacher spoke rapidly", what part of speech is rapidly?
What is an adverb?
Just as a word's denotation is its definition, a word's _________ is an emotion associated with a word.
What is CONNOTATION?
This word root means turn/change
What is vert(vers)
The end of a story is often known as this
What is RESOLUTION?
What does every predicate contain? (sentences have both a subject and a predicate)
What is a VERB?
This part of speech provides the action in a sentence
What is a verb?