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Figurative Language
Author's Purpose
Point of view
Elements of Plot
Vocabulary
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Uses like or as to compare two things.
What is a Simile?
100
when an author writes for someone to enjoy what they wrote...
What is entertain
100
Uses you and your.
What is 2nd person?
100
the problem faced by a character
What is conflict?
100

What is the message or lesson of the story an author tries to teach you called?

What is Theme?

200
The truth is stretched. An over exaggeration
What is Hyperbole?
200
when an author tries to convince the reader to believe in something or to do something...
What is persuade
200

What POV uses pronouns like he, she, her, him, they, 

What 3rd person?

200
solves conflict
What is resolution?
200

What is another word for resolution?

 What is solution

300
Compares two things that are not alike and does not use like or as.
What is Metaphor?
300
when an author wants you to know something or teach you something
What is inform?
300
Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character (he, she, it).
What is 3rd person limited?
300

when the outcome of the conflict is decided the turning point in a story where you may see a change in character. It is also the most exciting part of a story.

What is climax?

300

What is the most exciting part of the story called?

what is Climax

400
An expression peculiar (strange) to a our language that means something different from the literal (actual) meaning of the words.
What is an idiom?
400
Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed. The author's purpose is to?
What is entertain?
400

What uses pronouns I or me and the character/person is telling the story?

What is 1st person?

400

events told in a sequence that tells us what happens in a story

What is plot?

400

What are character traits?

The way a character/person is?

500
"The stars will cry the blackest tears tonight. This is an example of...
What is personification?
500
The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The cubs are born in late winter. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government. Purpose?
What is inform?
500
What point of view is typically used for giving directions or instructions?
What is 2nd person?
500
situations or events that develop the conflict and build tension
What is rising action?
500

Author does not tell you. You use background knowledge and text evidence to draw a conclusion about something.

What is to make an inference?