figurative language
Sentence Structures
elements of a Narrative
Vocabulary
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100

Giving a nonhuman human characteristics

What is personification?

100

A group of words with a subject and verb that do not form a complete thought

What is Dependent Clause

100

where and when an event takes place in a short story

What is setting

100

feeling or expressing great happiness

What is jubilant

100

What the Characters are saying or thinking in a story

What is dialogue?

200

a direct comparison of two different things

What is metaphor

200

Has 2 or more independent clauses joined with a conjunction, and at least one dependent clause. 

What is compound-complex sentence

200

the most intense or exciting high point of a short story

What is climax

200

deserving great respect and the highest esteem

What is Admirable?

200

a sign or warning of whats going to happen next

What is foreshadowing

300
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
300

Has multiple independent clauses and NO dependent clauses. Held together by a conjunction.

What is a compound sentence

300

the main events of a short story

What is plot

300

kindly and well meaning

What is benevolent

300

visually descriptive or figurative language

What is imagery

400
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
What is onomatopoeia
400

after, although, as, because, before, even, if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, when, whenever, whether, while

What is Marker Words

400

the lesson or moral of a story

What is theme

400

lacking worth or importance

What is trivial

400

The soft fur of the dog felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring glistened as it absorbed the sunlight, reflecting it back as a perfect, deep, dark mirror.

What is descriptive detail

500
the repeated use of the same constant at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
500
One Independent Clause

What is Simple Sentence

500

the perspective from which the story's told

What is point of view

500

lacking quality or quantity

What is meager?

500

a comparison between two things: _______is to_______as_________is to___________

What is analogy