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The Dazzler
Figurative Language
Words
Story Elements
Strategies
100
The bank robber stashed the ____ in a secret place until he could return for it.
Loot
100
A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as". Example: She eats like a bird.
Simile
100
Words that have similar meanings. Example: quick & swift
Synonyms
100
Whrer and when a story takes place
Setting
100
Sowing how two items are similar and different.
Compare & Contrast
200
His muscles were so ____ that he could not even lift 10 pounds.
Puny
200
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words in a phrase or sentence. Example: Come eat at Pete's Pancake Place!
Alliteration
200
Words that have opposite meanings Example: black & white
Antonyms
200
The sequence of events in a story
Plot
200
The central thought of a piece of writing or paragraph. The topic sentence of a paragraph
Main Idea
300
The pirate pulled on the ropes to _____the barrel from the water.
Hoist
300
Comparing two objects or ideas without using "like" or "as". Example: My day was a nightmare as I tried to drive home through the snowstorm.
Metaphor
300
a group of letters added to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of a word Example: un-, untie
Prefix
300
The part of the story where the problem is solved. Comes after the climax in the story.
Resolution
300
To write all the important parts of a paragraph, story or article in a much shorter version
Summarize
400
She got paint all over her new dress. She ____ the dress.
Marred
400
An object that is given human qualities. Example: Flowers danced about the lawn.
Personification
400
A group of letters added to the end of a word that changes the meaning of a word or the category of the word. Example: -ness, happiness
Suffix
400
The underlying meaning of the story. Example: friendship, courage, survival
Theme
400
Using words and information from around a word to help identify the word and understand its meaning.
Context clues
500
Everyone in the room felt very awkward. The student ____ the speech.
Bungled
500
A word or group of words that appeal to the senses. Use of words to describe sound, taste, touch, smell, and sight.
Imagery
500
The main part of a word in which prefixes and suffixes are added. Example: forget: unforgetable
Root word
500
A devise used in literature to set up future events. Helps explain future events.
Foreshadowing
500
Using clues from the story and what you already know to make a judgment or prediction about something
Inference