Figurative Language
Who let the cat out of the bag?
What is an idiom.
What is syntax?
This type of sentence contains a subject, verb, and a complete thought.
What is a simple sentence?
When a story is told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using "I", "We", or "Me"
What is first person?
This type of sentence ends in a period and makes a statement.
What is declarative?
My purse must weigh a million pounds!
What is a hyperbole?
The connotation or word choice. For example, is the word negative or positive?
What is Diction?
This type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses and is usually connected with FANBOYS
What is a compound sentence?
When a story is told using the pronoun "You", often used when giving instructions
What is second person
This type of sentence asks a question and ends in a question mark?
What is interrogative?
He needed football like a fish needs water.
What is a simile?
information, or lack of, that contribute to the tone of a story
What are details?
This type of sentence contains an independent clause and a dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
When the narrator is an outside observer that focuses on the thoughts and feelings of ONE character
What is third person limited?
This type of sentence ends in a period and gives a command.
What is imperative?
She was a hurricane-causing destruction wherever she went.
What is a metaphor?
When authors use words to paint a picture for their reader
What is imagery?
These are the words that make up FANBOYS
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
When the narrator is an outside observer who can tell us the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in a story
What is third person omniscient?
This type of sentence ends in an exclamation mark and shows enthusiasm.
What is exclamatory?
The light crept into the darkest hallways, guiding the way.
What is personification?
The use of words that are specific to a topic. For example, a mechanic would use these words to discuss a car.
What is language?
This type of sentence has to or more coordinate independent clauses AND one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
When the narrator reports the facts of a narrator as a neutral and impersonal outside observer
What is third person objective?
What is an imperative sentence?