Figurative Language definitions
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
A conflict that involves an outside force, such as another character
What is an external conflict
Define
What is a writing that tells a story
The boy is a lion
What is a metaphor
What is the lesson or moral of the story?
A comparison between two things
What is a metaphor
A conflict that is within a character such as a moral decision
What is an internal conflict
T/F A narrative is a true story
What is false? A narrative can be fantasy or true
The clock was laughing in my face
What is personification
A monkey challenged a frog to a race up a tree because the frog was so small. The frog jumped right over the monkey and won the race. What is the theme?
What is don't judge a book by their cover or don't judge a person by their looks.
A repetition of two or more beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration
Bob finds a wallet with $500 in it. He wonders if he should keep the money or turn in the wallet.
What is an internal conflict
This helps develop the characters in a narrative
What is dialogue?
He let the cat out of the bag
What is an idiom
A swarm of flies found a pot of honey that had been tipped over. They would not leave the spot while a single drop remained. After a while the honey stuck to their feet and wings, and they could not fly away. They all cried, "What stupid creatures we are! We have thrown our lives away for a few moments of pleasure!"
What is Don't be greedy?
Giving human characteristics to something else
What is personification
Bob and his best friend are arguing over which movie to watch
What is an external conflcit
This gives hints to something that is to come
What is foreshadowing?
The leaves crunched under my feet and the wind whizzed in my ear
What is onomatopoeia
What is the theme of the book Wonder?
What is be kind?
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
Bob runs away from home into the woods. He survives on the land for weeks, but is sad because he misses his family.
What is an external and internal conflict
Fill in the blank:The five stages of plot are _________, rising action, climax, __________, and resolution.
What is exposition and falling action?
The stray dog was pretty ugly
What is an oxymoron
What is the theme for A Monkey's Paw?
What is be careful what you wish for?