Figurative Language
The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
Person, place, concept, or thing
What is a noun?
The sequence of interconnected events in a story
What is plot?
A prefix that means wrongly or badly. Example: I did not understand the situation, I _______.
Mis-
One spelling means not clothed or covered; one spelling refers to a large, heavy mammal with thick fur
Bare and Bear
To give human actions, feelings, or traits to things that aren't people, such as animals or objects
What is personification?
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
What is a verb?
The time, place, and environment in which narrative events unfold
What is setting?
A suffix that means without. Example: I've lost all hope, I am ______.
-less
One spelling means to destroy something; one spelling means to make a moving vehicle slow down
Break and Brake
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is hyperbole?
A word or phrase that modifies an adjective, verb, or a word group
What is an adverb?
The principal character in a literary work or story
What is a protagonist?
A suffix that means a person who does an action. Example: I play the piano, I am a _____.
-ist
One spelling is a preposition; one spelling is a number; one spelling means also
To, Two, and Too
To put two opposite words together to make a surprising new phrase
What is oxymoron?
A word used to connect nouns, pronouns, and noun phrases with other words in a sentence, often showing relationships between the words
What is a preposition?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
A suffix that means most. Example: You are so smart, you are the ______ in the class.
-est
One spelling refers to place; one spelling is possessive; one spelling means "they are"
There; Their; They're
A common phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its individual words
What is an idiom?
A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
What is a conjunction?
Subtle hints or clues about future events in a story
What is foreshadowing?
A prefix that means among or between.
Inter-
One spelling means out loud; one spelling means permitted
Aloud and Allowed