Poetry + Figurative Language
What is the repetition of similar sounds at the END of words or lines of poetry?
Rhyme
What are clues that hint at something that will happen later?
Foreshadowing
As I nodded nearly napping
Alliteration
What does "non-fiction" mean?
True information about the real world.
What does the prefix "re-" mean? (Ex: revisit, reread)
Again
What is it called when a writer gives human qualities to a non-human object or thing?
Personification
What do you call a person in a fiction story?
Character
The flowers danced in the breeze
Personification
What type of source is a first-hand account of what happened, written or created by someone who was there?
Primary Source
What does the suffix "-ology" mean? (Ex: psychology, biology)
"The study of"
What is it called when a writer uses words that imitate or resemble the sound of something?
Onomatopoeia
What is the time or place that a story takes place called?
Setting
Her smile was a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.
Metaphor
Argumentative writing is meant to do what?
Persuade or convince an audience of something
What part of speech is the word "quickly"?
Adverb
What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of multiple words called?
Alliteration
What is the problem in a story called?
Conflict
The boy wandered around like a lost puppy.
Simile
What does chronological order mean?
Events organized in order of when they happened. (Ex: first, then, last)
What is the prefix in the word "disagree" and what does it mean?
dis-, it means "not" or "opposite of"
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
Stanza
What is the most exciting part of a story called?
Climax
When the reader knows that Montresor is planning to get revenge, but Fortunato does not.
Dramatic Irony
In writing, what do you call a statement that is meant to be supported with evidence and reasoning?
Claim
What part of speech is the word "capable" and what is the suffix is attached to it?
adjective, and -able