Figurative Language
Poetry
Fiction
You Should Know
Word Types
100

Words that make sounds

What is onomatopoeia

100

A group of lines in a poem

What is a stanza

100

The time and place a story takes place

What is setting

100

Man v man

What is internal conflict

100

A word that means the same is a

What is synonym

200

"She is as beautiful as a rose" is an example of...

What is a simile

200

When words have the same ending sound - for example - cat: hat

What is rhyme

200

The most exciting part of a story

At this point in the story, a character undergoes a change

What is the climax

200

The attitude an author has towards his subject

What is tone

200

A word that means the opposite is a

What is antonym

300

"His voice is an alarm to me." is an example of...

What is a metaphor.

300

Poetic device whereby the poet repeats the same word or phrase multiple times for effect

What is an repetition

300

The ending of a story

What is the resolution

300

The feeling the author creates in a story

What is mood

300

Action words

What are verbs

400

"The chair jumped across the room" is an example of...

What is personification.

400

Words with the same beginning sound

What is alliteration

400

The struggle between characters in a story

What is the conflict

400

Three purposes that an author writes

What is entertain, persuade, inform

400

A word that describes a noun

What is an adjective

500

"She is like a doctor because she fixes things" is an example of...

What is simile.

500

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The message about life that the poem conveys

What is theme
500

Point of view that uses "I"

What is first person

500

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A book used to find other words with the same meaning

What is a thesaurus

500

A word that takes the place of another noun

What is a pronoun