This type of figurative language compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
100
The time and place of action
What is the setting?
100
A character's stream of consciousness written for the reader to read.
What is interior monologue (dialogue)?
100
The true story of a person's life, told by that person.
What is autobiography?
100
Tells about real people, places, and events.
What is nonfiction?
200
A description of an object, an animal, a place, or an idea as if it were a human or had human qualities.
What is personification?
200
What element is the "big idea" behind the story, in other words the "author's message?"
What is theme?
200
Slowing down the hot spot (climax) by utilizing specific detail for each small moment.
What is frame-by-frame detail.
200
The most important ideas about a topic that a writer wants to communicate to readers.
What is the main idea?
200
An independent clause with a subject and a verb.
What is a simple sentence?
300
The repetition of sounds at the end of words.
What is rhyme?
300
Is a struggle within a character's mind. This kind of conflict happens when a character must deal with opposing thoughts or feelings.
What is man v. self, or internal conflict?
300
A direct conversation between characters or people.
What is dialogue?
300
The main idea of the paragraph is directly stated here and is usually located at the beginning or end of that paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
300
The meaning of "Vali".
What is worth?
400
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
400
This eases suspense of a story and reveals how the main character begins to resolve the conflict.
What is falling action?
400
One way to show voice in writing.
What is individual well-developed personality, strong honest statements, original ideas, authentic feelings, or shows heart and emotions.
400
This text feature is found outside of the main text. It provides additional information in regards to the topic, and it may or may not include a picture.
What is a sidebar?
400
The meaning of "-ous".
What is full of?
500
A poem that follow fixed rules.
What is a traditional or structured poem?
500
Making a reasonable guess about what is to come next in a story.
What is a prediction?
500
A prewriting strategy in which a writer sketches a map of home, school, neighborhood, or other meaningful place in order to spark memories or associations for further development.
What is a blueprint?
500
These are special design features of a nonfiction article that serve as a guide through a text pointing out key ideas.
What are text features?
500
A subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun.