Figurative Language
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The kitten was timid and hid behind the couch whenever visitors came over.
What is shy?
A word that has the same meaning as another word
What is a synonym?
The most exciting part of the story
What is the climax?
A noun is
What is a person, place or thing?
Gives human characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas
What is personification?
The desert was arid. It hadn't rained in months, and the ground was cracked.
What is very dry?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
What is an antonym?
The person that opposes the main character, often the villain
What is the antagonist?
A verb is
What is an action word?
Example: The classroom was a zoo!
What is a metaphor?
After running five miles in the hot sun, Marcus was exhausted and fell onto the couch.
What is very tired?
The suffix -ful means
What is full of?
The lesson or message that the author wants the readers to understand
What is the theme?
What is an adjective?
What is a hyperbole?
Instead of being generous, the man was stingy and refused to share even one cookie.
What is selfish?
The prefix un- means this.
What is not or opposite of?
The problem in the story
What is the conflict?
The punctuation mark that is used to show possession or a contraction.
What is an apostrophe?
Example: Buzz, crash, boom
What is an onomatopoeia?
The puppy was mischievous. It chewed the shoes, stole socks, and knocked over the trash can.
What is causing trouble or bad?
The root word spect means
What is to look or see?
The events that happen after the climax and begin wrapping up the story
What is the falling action?
Which word is the adverb?
She ran quickly across the field.
What is quickly?