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Figurative Language
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Two people speaking back and forth. It involved quotes. "Hello, how are you today." said Shawn. "I am doing well." replied Sam.

What is dialogue.

100

This is a person, place, thing, or idea. An example is "dog."

What is a noun

100
A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.
What is autobiography.
100
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
100
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
200

The perspective of who is telling the story.

What is point of view.

200

This part of speech is an action, occurrence, or state of being. "Stomp" is an example.

What is a verb.

200
A prefix that means life.
What is bio.
200
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
200

Giving an object or an animal human traits.

What is personification.

300

Language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.

What is imagery.

300

This part of speech describes (or modifies) a noun. An example is "awesome."

What is an adjective. 

300
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
300
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
300

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

What is alliteration.

400

This device is used to understate the obvious. On a day of extreme weather, like it is really really hot, one might say, "Is it warm enough for you?"

What is an understatement.

400

This part of speech modifies (describes) any other part of speech, but is usually used to modify a verb. This part of speech usally ends in -ly.

What is an adverb.

400
An essential trait of a biography that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the historical time period and place he or she was born in.
What is setting?
400
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
400

The comparison of two UNLIKE things

What is a metaphor.

500

The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature.

What is foreshadowing?

500

This part of speech links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. "Under" is an example.

What is a preposition

500
A prefix that means to write.
What is graph?
500
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
500

The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

What is onomatopoeia.