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 |