Grammar
What are words that give description to people, places, things and ideas?
Adjectives
What do you call an expression that is exremely exaggerated?
Hyperbole
What is the name given to where and when a story takes place?
Setting
What are the parts of a narrative?
Setting/Characters; Rising Action; Climactic Event; Falling Action; Resolution
When do we use, "good and well"
Good is used as an adjective, with nouns
Well is used as an adverb, with verbs
What types of words do adverbs modify?
verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
What is a comparison using like or as referred to?
Simile
What is the highest part of a story called?
Climax, or Climactic Event
What song does Mrs. Nielson usually play at the end of class on Friday, and who is it by?
Too Legit to Quit; MC Hammer
What is onomatopoeia
The formation of a word that is associated with what is named.
Which part of the sentence is the verb typically placed?
The predicate
What shows a relationship, which is "not literal?"
Metaphor
What is the problem in the story referred to?
Conflict
What does the metaphor "last mile" mean?
This is usually the hardest part of something to push through, and show yourself what you are made of.
What did Betty Boughter Buy?
Butter
What type of error is shown in the following sentence:
I do not want nothing.
Double negative error
The use of giving human-like characteristics to non-human things is known as this?
Personification
What is the solution to a conflict in the story called?
Resolution
How many lines are in a quatrain poem?
4 lines
What type of verb is, "am" in the following sentence?
I am running to school.
Auxiliary or Helping Verb
How many things are compared in the comparative adverb form?
Two things
What is a synonym?
Words that have similar meanings
What should a thesis statement always include, and will be gone back to throughout the essay?
Three sub-topics
What is a haiku?
5-7-5 syllable pattern
What "magic" force is in Mrs. Nielson's room during writing? What did she initially call it?
Muse that helps give students energy to write their best. Lantern.