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Compares two unlike things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
100
Ralph shouted where are my skates as he ran wildly through there house on smith street
Ralph shouted, "Where are my skates!" as he ran wildly through their house on smith street.
100
There are many reasons why my mother is the best cook in the world. ___________________________ , she makes the best lasagna ever.
What is: To begin with / First, / First of all, / For starters,
100
The character who opposes the main character in a story.
What is an antagonist?
100
Giving something human-like qualities in your writing.
What is personification?
200
Is a word that describes a verb. For example the word the word quickly, "The man ran quickly down the street."
What is an adverb?
200
I dont care weather or not it rains today said Margaret Im to tired to go outside anyway
"I don't care whether or not it rains today," said Margaret, "I'm too tired to go outside anyway."
200
A small story that is used as an example in a body paragraph.
What is an anecdote?
200
The use of exaggeration to make a point.
What is hyperbole?
200
A word that describes a noun. For example, the word blubbery. The blubbery fish swam slowly down the stream.
What is an adjective?
300
The events in a story that follow the climax are part of this.
What is the falling action?
300
theres no way Im going inside that thing cried jane its to dark and smelly in their
"There's no way I'm going inside that thing!" cried Jane, "it's too dark and smelly in there."
300
Cows are herbivores, ___________________________ they don't eat meat. (the word begins with t )
What is therefore?
300
The two main parts of an introduction paragraph for an essay (long composition).
What are the hook and the thesis statement?
300
A type of character whose personality changes as a result of his or her experiences.
What is a dynamic character?
400
Characters in a story that may be important but the story does not revolve around them.
What are minor characters?
400
your not going to get any desert tonight Billy shouted his frustrated mother and there will be no television either she added
"You're not going to get any desert tonight Billy!" shouted his frustrated mother, "and there will be no television either," she added.
400
The topic sentence, in an open response paper, should echo the __________________________?
What is the prompt?
400
Point of view where the narrator of the story is a character in the story.
What is first person?
400
The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
500
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words.
What is alliteration?
500
Breathing heavily John thought to himself where could Carl Bert and Chris be and then cried out their gone and Im all alone out here
Breathing heavily, John thought to himself, "Where could Carl, Bert, and Chris be?" and then cried out, "They're gone and I'm all alone out here!"
500
The feeling that a writer creates in the story (scary, lonely, happy, joyous, depressed, serious, light, etc.)
What is the mood?
500
A character that does not change as a result of his or her experiences in the story.
What is a static character?
500
A conversation between characters.
What is dialogue?