Literary Techniques
What is a simile ?
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description using like or as
What is a narrative ?
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
A paragraph is made up of how many sentences?
5-7 sentences
What do you use to close a sentence?
period
What is a prefix?
a word, letter, or number placed before another.
What is a metaphor ?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
what is a personal narrative ?
is a prose narrative relating personal experience usually told in first person;
What is the first thing you do with a paragraph ?
Indent
What punctuation do you use when you ask a question ?
question mark
What is a suffix?
a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, e.g., -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis.
What is Onomatopoeia ?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (boom , pow, bam)
What are the five key elements to plot?
Exposition, Rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What do you do to a short response question when you are answering a prompt?
Restate the question
you use this punctuation when you need to make a seperation of thoughts, make a list or introduce a person.
Coma
what does the prefix "ANTI" MEAN?
AGAINST
What is Hyperbole?
Dances, performances, songs and movies can be examples of personal narratives? True or false?
True
What are the parts of a paragraph that make up an essay?
Introduction, Body 1, 2,3 and conclusion
This punctuation shows excitement or anger
exclamation point
what does the suffix " est" mean
Most
What is Aliiteration?
What is one thing you learned about narratives?
Random answer
What things should always be capitalized in a paragraph?
I, Names, Places, Days if the week, Months, Titles
This punctuations is use to quote a title, someone speaking or to cite a source
quotation
Name a prefix and suffix ?
Random