Figuratively Speaking
My grandmother's hands were as wrinkled as an old paper bag.
What is a simile?
I am glad we are friends.
What is first person point of view?
The people, animals, or objects a story is all about
Who are the characters?
"kind" and "refined"
What is rhyme?
The attitude of a speaker in poetry
What is tone?
Mrs. Maty is a troll in the morning.
What is a metaphor?
Jim remembered that he had to go to the store to buy some milk.
What is third person limited point of view?
The majority of any story (Think: stages of plot)
What is the rising action?
Rhyming words that appear every two lines together
What is a couplet?
A statement that explains the author's message about a story
What is the theme?
The kite danced happily into the bright, sunny sky.
What is personification?
You should always read over your work before submitting it.
What is second person point of view?
The turning point of a story
What is the climax?
The way a poem is organized on a page (with stanzas and lines)
What is form?
Method of organization in which an action causes a result
What is cause and effect?
Her eyelashes went on for days.
What is a hyperbole?
Sally was excited for the game. Susan was nervous. Sarah did not even plan on showing up.
What is third person omniscient point of view?
The sequence of events / the storyline (all together)
What is the plot?
"His hair is crisp, and black, and long"
What is imagery?
(That example was from the poem "The Village Blacksmith.")
A clue or warning of what is to come in the future
What is foreshadowing?
Money burns a hole in his pocket.
What is an idiom?
To entertain, persuade, inform, or describe
What is the author's purpose?
The glittery, glassy apartment complex sat on Lake Michigan.
What is setting?
What is meter?
To examine separate parts critically (to carefully explain their significance)
What is analyzing?