Repeated sounds at the beginning or inside of words that are close together

Betty bought a bit of bitter butter.

Exaggerating a description (making it seem bigger than it really is)

Mr. Capers is 500 years old!

words and phrases that use sight, smell, touch, feel and taste to describe

The moist steam from the sweet, warm cinnamon apple pie traveled into my nose.

Comparing two things not using “like” or “as”

My mom is a bear in the morning.

word whose sound is similar to what it describes

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gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea

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Comparing unlike things using “like” or “as”

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Her eyes shone like the sun.

Repeating a word or phrase to create a rhythm or make it look important

Hey batter, batter! Hey, batter, batter! Swing, batter, batter! Swing!

the sequence of events or actions in a written piece

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The way a story is told. 1st person-The narrator is one of the characters in the story. 2nd person- Told to a person about them. 3rd person- The narrator is not a character in the story.

1^st- I, me, we, us

2^nd- You, your, yours

3^rd- They, he, she, his, her

Where and when the story takes place.

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The main idea or meaning of a piece. A big statement about life.

 The theme of the story was: it is important to put others before yourself

The author’s attitude towards what is being written. (Think tone of voice)

Optimistic, happy, serious, concerned, desperate, angry

The feeling of the piece created by describing the setting, objects or characters.

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The reason the author wrote the piece.

To give the reader information, to entertain, to teach a lesson.

A problem.

4 Types:

Person vs. Nature

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Person vs. Person

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Person vs. Self

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Person vs. Society

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Words spoken by characters. In quotation marks or a word bubble.

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The way an author describes the personality of a character. Dialogue, actions, thoughts, or description.

The old woman was a cranky lady who constantly spoke under her breath and hit anyone who came near her with a broom.

The main character of a story. The character who all the action happens around.

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The force working against the protagonist/main character. There can be more than one in a story.

Tornado, the “bad guy,” a rumor, what people think