Comparing two things without using like or as, such as, "the moon has now become a dish of soft vanilla ice cream."
What is a metaphor?
100
This tells the story from the perspective of one character. It uses pronouns like "I," "me," and "my."
What is 1st person point of view?
100
When you are writing to give your reader information or to explain something, and you do not need to include a counterclaim or rebuttal.
What is informative or explanatory writing?
100
The feeling a reader gets from a piece of writing.
What is the mood?
200
How the story ends as a result of what the characters did or discovered during the climax.
What is the resolution?
200
Words that spell sounds, like "boom," "bam," and "pow."
What is onomatopoeia?
200
This tells the story by talking directly to the reader, and often uses pronouns like "you" and "your."
What is 2nd person point of view?
200
Using a story, fact, quote, or question to grab your reader's attention and make your subject relevant to them.
What is a hook?
200
The attitude a writer conveys in a piece of writing.
What is the tone?
300
The beginning of a story where the author reveals setting, characters, and conflict.
What is the exposition?
300
Giving a non-human thing human qualities such as, "The glittering stars dance gracefully."
What is personification?
300
This tells the story from the perspective of a narrator who knows the thoughts or feelings of MORE THAN ONE character.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
300
Your opinion or thesis in an argumentative essay.
What is the claim?
300
The main point of idea in a paragraph or article.
What is the central idea?
400
The turning point of a story, which is often the most suspenseful part.
What is the climax?
400
A big exaggeration such as, "There are mountains of chicken and vegetables."
What is a hyperbole?
400
This tells the story from the perspective of a narrator who knows the thoughts or feelings of ONE of the characters.
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
400
Where you explain why the counterclaim is wrong.
What is the rebuttal?
400
The meaning, lesson, or moral of a story.
What is theme?
500
The events that occur between the exposition and the climax of a story where the character is trying to solve the conflict.
What is the rising action?
500
An expression or saying, such as: "That was a piece of cake!" "We're all in the same boat" and "Adding fuel to the fire"
What is an idiom?
500
This tells the story from the perspective of a narrator who can only report on the action and doesn't know any of the characters' inner thoughts and feelings.
What is 3rd person objective point of view?
500
Where you state an argument that your opponent will likely have.
What is the counterclaim?
500
The events that take place in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.