Figurative Language
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
A word that names a person, place, or thing.
Noun
The main idea of a story is mostly called this.
Theme
A word that means the opposite of another word.
Antonym
A group of lines in a poem is called this.
Stanza
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this.
Personification
A word that describes a noun.
Adjective
The people or animals in a story.
Characters
A word that means the same as another word.
Synonym
Words that have the same ending sound are called this.
Rhyme
A direct comparison without “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
A word that shows action.
Verb
Where and when a story takes place.
Setting
Clues in a sentence that help you figure out a word’s meaning.
Context clues
Poetry that avoids traditional rhyme, meter, or structure, relying on natural speech patterns.
Free Verse
“Boom!” is an example of this sound word.
Onomatopoeia
A word that replaces a noun (he, she, it).
Pronoun
The problem in a story.
Conflict
The dictionary meaning of a word.
Definition
a 14-line poem
Sonnet
Repeating beginning sounds in words (like “big brown bear”).
Alliteration
A group of words with a subject and verb that forms a complete thought.
Sentence
The turning point or most exciting part of a story.
Climax
The feeling or emotion a word suggests.
Connotation
a highly structured 19-line poem, consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain
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