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Using words that appeal to 1 of the 5 senses
Sight, sound, hearing, taste, touch, feel
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The rustling of the leaves against my feet sounded brittle and sharp |
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Giving an object human characteristics
Example: The tired clock clowly ticked away the seconds |
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Exageration for a strong effect.
Example: he was so tired, he could have slept the entire week |
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Using words that represent a sound.
Example: Buzz, buzz went the flies circling the food |
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Comparing 2 things in a sententce NOT using like or as.
Example: The boy has a heart of a lion |
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Comparing 2 things in a sentence, USING like or as.
Example Life is like a bowl of cherries |
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When the beginning sounds of words are the same.
Example: The sudden, ssnapping sharpness of the branch surprised them. |
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| What is the first person narrative? |
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When the stroy is told from the view of the narrarator.
The word "I" or "me" is a clue that the story is told in the first person |
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| What is the 3rd person narration? |
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| When the story is told as if someone was describing the scene. The words "he", "she", "they" is used. |
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| What is the 3rd person limited point of view? |
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| When the story is narrated in 3rd person, but from one characters point of view, so the reader knows the thoughts of only that character |
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| What is the 3rd person omniscient point of view? |
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| When the story is told in 3rd person, "he", "she", but the reader also knows the thoughts of ALL the characters. |
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| Name the different types of conflicts? |
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Person vs. Person
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Self |
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| Which one of the types of conflict is an internal conflict? |
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| If a person was lost in a storm, what type of external conflich would that be? |
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| What is the plot in a story? |
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| The order of the events of the story. |
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| What is the climax of a story? |
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| The highest point or the turnning point. |
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| What is the resolution of the story? |
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| When the conflicts are resolved and the events have untangled. |
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| What is an iterrogative sentence? |
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A sentence that asks a question anduses a question mark for end punctuation
Example What was the answer? |
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| What is an exclamatory sentence? |
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A sentence that expresses a strong feeling and uses an exclamation point for end punctuation.
Example What a horrible disaster! |
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| What is a declarative sentence? |
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A sentence that gives information and uses a period for end punctuation.
Example: Today is Monday |
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| What is an imperative sentence? |
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A sentence that gives an order and uses a period for end punctuation.
Example: Close your books. |
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A word in the sentence that connects the noun or the pronoun with another word in the sentence.
Example: My shoe is under the bed. |
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| What is a preposition phrase? |
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Starts with the preposition and ends with the noun or pronoun.
Example: The spider on the ceiling began to spin a web. |
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| The noun is a person, place or thing |
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| What is an abscract noun? |
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A thing which is an idea and can't be touched.
Example...courage, patience, love |
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The opposite of an abstract noun, it can be touched.
Example table, lamp, etc
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A nounn which names a specific person, place, thing. Capatalize.
Example the dog's name was Fido. |
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A noun which refers to more than one person, place or thing.
Example: teachers |
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A word in the sentence that shows action.
Example: texting, walking |
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A word in the sentence that links the subject of the sentence to additional information in the sentence about the subject.
Example: The cat is hungry. It is not somthing the can can do, but it is something about the cat. |
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