Parts of Speech
This kind of word describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
Written in lines and stanzas with figurative language.
What is a poem?
"Sharp as a tack" is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is a simile?
This is the problems the main characters face in a story.
What is conflict?
TAG stands for this.
What is title, author, genre?
Usually an action word like "to jump" but sometimes a being word like "is."
What is a verb?
This has characters, spoken words, and stage directions.
What is a play?
"Kaboom!" is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
The feeling the reader gets from the story.
What is mood?
The two most important parts of a passage to read first.
What are the context and the prompt?
This part of speech takes the place of a noun, is more specific, and always starts with a capital letter.
What is a proper noun?
This is a made-up story that could be true, or seems like it imitates the actual world.
What is realistic fiction?
"Yesterday, the soccer coach made us run a million miles and then do a thousand push-ups" is an example of what form of figurative language?
What is hyperbole?
The highest point of action in a story.
What is climax?
You need to do these two things when you actively read a passage.
What is highlight and annotate?
The student ran wildly down the hall. "Wildly" is this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
A made up story with a crime, or something that needs to be solved, and has suspense.
What is a mystery?
This is known as the author's central message or the moral of the story.
What is the theme?
You need to include a minimum of six of these in your expository essay to support your thesis statement.
What are direct quotes from the passage?
You don't have a complete sentence unless you have a ___ and a ___ (two different parts of speech)
What is subject-verb/noun-verb?
A made up story with a moral, and often has talking animals. This is an ancient form of story telling.
What is a fable?
"Sheila should share her shells." is an example of this style of figurative language.
What is alliteration?
The attitude of the writer toward a subject that is expressed in their writing.
What is tone?
Your introduction must have at least these four sentences.
What are a hook, TAG/context, thesis statement, and preview point sentence?