Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Elements of a Story
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I'm so tired I could sleep for a year!

hyperbole

100

A person, place, or thing

noun

100

The most exciting part of a story

Climax

100

Describing something using the five senses is called using _____ ______.

Sensory details

100

The message the author wants you to walk away with after reading, the lesson, the moral of the story....

theme

200

Everyone is mad at me because I let the cat out of the bag.

idiom

200
This modifies nouns or pronouns and will tell which one, what kind, or how many

adjective

200

The Exposition is the ________________ of a story. It introduces the characters and setting.

beginning
200

Found at the beginning of a book. Will tell a reader how the book is organized

Table of Contents

200
The "big idea" that is supported by details

main idea

300

He is a night owl.

metaphor

300

This is the action of the sentence

verb

300

The problem of the story is called the _____________.

conflict

300
A small number in text next to a word that can be defined by looking at the bottom of the page.

footnote

300

The important sentence in the introductory paragraph of an essay that serves as a structure or framework and tells the reader what you plan to write about

thesis statement

400

The ocean danced in the moonlight.

personification
400
Modifies verbs, adverbs, or adjectives

adverb

400

The conflict is ________________ at the resolution of the story, which is at the end.

solved

400

Bold, italics, different color font are examples of...

text features

400

Name the 5 paragraphs in an essay

1. Introduction 2. Body 3. Body 4. Body 5. Conclusion

500

Her laugh was like a hyena.

simile

500

and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so

coordination conjunctions

500

Falling action occurs _______________ the climax.

after

500
To persuade, inform, entertain, or describe are all examples of why an author writes. This is called_____

author's purpose

500
You use this type of information to support or prove your claim

text evidence