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figurative language
parts of speech
fig. language examples
Grammar
Literary Devices
100
A comparison between two thinks using like or as.
What is a simile?
100
a person, place, thing, or noun
What is a noun?
100
smash! pop! buzz!
What is onomatopoeia?
100
(Their, they're, there) are 30 students in most classes.
What is there?
100
time and event of a story
What is setting?
200
words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
200
he, she, it, we, me, us, they
What is a pronoun?
200
My love is like a red rose.
What is a simile?
200
(Your, you're) going to be an eighth grader before you know it.
What is You're?
200
person or animal taking part in the literary action.
What is character?
300
comparison between two things not using like or as
What is a metaphor?
300
describes a noun; answers the questions: what kind, how many, and which one
What is an adjective?
300
The rain danced in the puddles.
What is personification?
300
(It's Its) tail is shorter than most dogs.
What is its?
300
the message, moral, or main idea of a story
What is theme?
400
an extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
the action or existence of being
What is a verb?
400
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole?
400
As I walked into the store I realized I forgot my purse. (correct or incorrect).
What is incorrect?
400
the main events in a story?
What is plot?
500
when an object/idea represents something other than itself
What is symbolism?
500
the five questions that an adverb answers
What is how often, when, to what extent, where, how?
500
The wind whipped the windowpane.
What is alliteration?
500
Susan and Linda are best friends, but their personalities are very different. (correct or incorrect).
What is correct?
500
the highest point in a novel after the rising action
What is climax?