Figurative Language
Word of the Day
Elements of a Plot
Vocabulary
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100

Giving a nonhuman human characteristics

What is personification?

100

 you copy word for word from a text or a speech

What is a quote

100

where and when an event takes place in a short story

What is setting

100

It is what the passage or paragraph is 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 without using like or as

What is metaphor

200

What is a boycott? 

the act of refusing to buy something or engage in an event because you are sticking towards what you believe in.  

200

the most exciting part or the turning point of the story. 

What is climax

200

The lesson of the story

What is Theme

200

a sign or warning of whats going to happen next

What is foreshadowing

300
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
300

What is legendary? 

someone who is seen as a hero, or is admired

300

the main events of a short story

What is rising action

300

What acronym do you use to help you write a B.C.R? 

What is R.A.C.E 

300

visually descriptive or figurative language

What is imagery

400
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
What is onomatopoeia
400

What is obnoxious?

behavior that is extremely unpleasant, offensive, or you might feel annoyed towards a behavior 

400

the story's main problem

What is conflict

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.

What is inference?

500
the repeated use of the same constant at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
500

What is intimidate? 

defined as to frighten someone in order to get what they want

500

the perspective from which the story's told

What is point of view

500

The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.

What is tone?

500

a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________

What is analogy