Personal Narratives
A true story told in the first person by someone who was involved in the events being described.
What are personal narratives?
This compares two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The sun was playing hide and seek. This form of figurative language is known as this.
What is personification?
This describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
This is the author's or character's mood or attitude.
What is tone?
Personal narratives are told in this point of view.
What is first person point of view?
This compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Life is like a box of chocolates is this kind of figurative language.
What is a simile?
This is an action word.
What is a verb?
This is what the character(s) are doing.
What is dialogue?
Personal narratives are always based on this.
What is a true story?
This is a phrase that doesn't mean it's literal meaning.
What is an idiom?
Life is a roller coaster is an example of this figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
Give a better verb for the word "run".
What is: sprinted, dashed, darted, charged, etc.?
This is when you give a clear image of what is happening in your writing.
What is showing (not telling)?
These are the narratives you wrote.
What are name narratives?
What is personification?
Once in a blue moon is an example of this figurative language.
What is an idiom?
Give two strong adjectives for this following: ice cream on a summer day.
What are delicious, tasty, melting, etc.?
This is a perspective or way of looking at something, or who is telling the story
What is point of view?
This person is usually involved in the narrative.
These are words that mean exactly what it sounds like.
What is an onomatopoeia?
BANG! BOOM! CRACK! These are examples of what?
What is an onomatopoeia?
Give two strong adjectives for this following: rotten food.
What are disgusting, gross, sickening, etc.?
Both A Real San Giving Day and Hello, My Name Is are told in what point of view.
What is first person point of view?