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Poetry Terms and Figurative Language
#1 Words such as "woof," "hiss," "bam," and "pow." What is onomatopoeia
#2 A mental picture that is "painted" in the readers mind. What is imagery
#3 Comparison without the words like or as. What is a metaphor
#4 Groups of lines together in a poem are called this. What is a stanza
#5 "Leah left legos in the living room lounger:" What is alliteration
Poetry Terms and Figurative Language continued
#1 A comparison that uses the words like or as. What is a simile
#2 When two or more words end with the same sound. What is rhyme
#3 "My backpack weighed a million pounds!!" What is a hyperbole : )
#4 "The leaves danced." What is a peronification
#5 When words or sounds are used over and over again. What is repetition
Facts or opinions
#1 Curry is better then Jordan. What is an opinion
#2 Lime yellow is the best color. What is an opinion
#3 Baseball is a sport. What is a fact
#4 Humans need water to live. What is a fact
#5 NIke is the best brand. What is an opinion
Genre
#1 A scary story that usually has ghosts is what? What is horror
#2 A book about magic usually with wizards and dragons. What is fantasy
#3 A book that takes place in the future and usually has aliens and technology. What is science-fiction
#4 A book that could have happened in the past but didn't really What is historical fiction
#5 A book with an obvious problem usually about a crime and has detectives. What is mystery
Plot map
#1 The main problem of a story. What is a conflict
#2 The problem is solved and the story ends. What is the resolution
#3 The turning point of the story; the most exciting part. What is the climax
#4 The events that lead up to the climax. What is rising action
#5 When the characters and setting are introduced to the reader. What is the exposition
Final Question
The message about life the author is trying to convey. What is theme