Chreias
What is a proverb?
A wise saying
What is a stanza?
A "paragraph" in a poem
What is a fable?
A short story with a moral and talking animals
What is fiction vs non-fiction?
Change this sentence from passive to active:
The lamp was lit by me.
I lit the lamp.
What is a chreia?
A short essay praising someone's wise saying
Say the rhyme scheme using alphabetical letters for this poem:
The God of War rode forth one day
upon a handsome filly.
"I'm Thor" he cried.
His horse replied
"You forgot your thaddle thilly!"
ABCCB
What kind of story would the Minotaur be in?
Myth
What is a "hook"?
The attention grabber of the story
What does writing in the "first person voice" mean?
The author writes using "I, my, me" pronouns
What is a topic sentence?
The sentence that tells what the paragraph is about
What is rhyme scheme?
The plan of which lines rhyme in a poem
What kind of story would The Chronicles of Narnia be?
Fairy Tale
What is an outline?
The "skeleton" of a story
What is the difference between literal and figurative meaning?
Figurative: the deeper meaning
What is an epilogue?
What is a full rhyme? Name an example.
What kind of story would write about Michael Jordan?
History
What are the 2 parts of every story?
Plot and characters
How do you make a sentence from active to passive?
The subject doing the action moves behind the verb, and the object being acted upon moves in front of the verb. You add a helping verb.
Praise/Introduction, Your own similar saying, Explanation of why its useful, Contrast, Comparison, Conclusion
What is a slant rhyme? Name an example
Rhymes that don't quite match sounds/letters. E.g. warm/harm, again/wane
What is a legend?
A story about a real person that gets exaggerated as it is retold
Name the 5 parts of a story arc.
Exposition/Beginning, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Change this sentence from active to passive:
"I ran a lemonade stand."