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Figurative Language
Nonfiction Text Structures
Elements of a Short Story
Vocabulary
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Giving a nonhuman human characteristics.
What is personification?
100
The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, World War I, Interwar Years, World War II, Cold War, Vietnam War...
What is Chronological (sequential) Order?
100
Where and when an event takes place in a short story.
What is setting?
100
It is what the passage or paragraph is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
100
A struggle between a person or an outside force.
What is external conflict?
200
A direct comparison of two different things.
What is metaphor?


direct =  does not use like or as

200
Medicine has a history spanning many thousands of years and specialized establishments for treating the sick have also existed for eons. Technological and scientific progress has made possible treatment approaches that could not have been implemented a hundred years ago and made a large contribution to health care. The main differences between hospitals today and a century ago are improved surgical techniques, the safer use of anesthesia, and safer childbirth procedures.
What is compare and contrast?
200
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
200
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
200
A sign or warning of whats going to happen next.
What is foreshadowing?
300
Extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
300
The soft fur of the dog felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring glistened as it absorbed the sunlight, reflecting it back as a perfect, deep, dark mirror.
What is description?

imagery

300
The main events of a short story.
What is plot?
300
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
300
Visually descriptive or figurative language.
What is imagery?

 

It appeals to the _________  ____________

400
The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom".
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Headaches can have several causes.  Many people think that the major cause of headache is nervous tension, but there is strong evidence that suggests diet and environment as possible factors.  Some people get headaches because they are dependent on caffeine.  Other people may be allergic to salt, or they may have low blood sugar.  Still other people are allergic to household chemicals. When a person has recurring headaches, it is worthwhile to look for the underlying cause, especially if the result of that search is freedom from pain.
What is cause and effect?
400
The lesson or moral of a story.
What is theme?
400
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
What is mood?
400
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening. An educated guess based on your experiences.
What is inference?
500
The repeated use of the same constant at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?


What is the difference between alliteration and repetition?

500
Last week we installed a kitty door so that our cat could come and go as she pleases. Unfortunately, we ran into a problem. Our cat was afraid to use the kitty door. We tried pushing her through, and that caused her to be even more afraid. The kitty door was dark, and she couldn’t see what was on the other side. The first step we took in solving this problem was taping the kitty door open. After a couple of days, she was confidently coming and going through the open door. However, when we removed the tape and closed the door, once again, she would not go through. They say you catch more bees with honey, so we decided to use food as bait. We would sit next to the kitty door with a can of wet food and click the top of the can. When kitty came through the closed door, we would open the can and feed her. It took five days of doing this to make her unafraid of using the kitty door. Now we have just one last problem; our kitty controls our lives!
What is problem/solution?
500
The perspective from which the story's told.
What is point of view?


Name the 3 kinds.

500
The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
What is tone?
500
A comparison between two different things.  

Give two answers.

She is a tall drink of water.

She is as cool as a cucumber.

What is a metaphor?

What is a simile?

Describe the difference.