A person, animal or other creature that takes part in the action of a story or poem
Character
Resolution
Plot
Protagonist
"Can cats consume compost?" is an example of...
personification
alliteration
hyperbole
similie
A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using the words like or as
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
What ALWAYS needs to be capitalized in a sentence?
All of these
The first letter of the first word
The word "I"
Proper Nouns
The main part of a word
Prefix
Ending
Suffix
Root
A word that is used in place of a noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adjective
Noun
"After the race I slept for a week!" is an example of
alliteration
sleeping
personifcation
hyperbole
Where and when a story takes place
Theme
Plot
Resolution
Setting
The main reason an author has for writing a text. (to explain, express, inform, or persuade)
Author's Purpose
Point of View
Claim
Text Structure
The emotion or judgement that a word expresses
Connotation
Denotation
Reference
Definition
The conflict in a story that its characters must resolve
Problem
Resolution
Plot
Climax
A type of figurative language that attributes humanlike qualities to something that is nonhuman
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Point of View in which the narrator is in the story AND uses the pronouns I, me, my
3rd Person Limited
2nd Person
1st Person
3rd Person Omniscient
The person who tells a story
Antagonist
Narrator
Protagonist
Character
"The warm fireplace pulled me close." is an example of
simile
alliteration
personification
metaphor
Point of View when the narrator tells the story but is not in the story AND knows thoughts and feelings of any character
2nd Person
1st Person
3rd Person Omniscient
3rd Person Limited
A type of figurative language that makes a comparison without using like or as
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
What element of writing should begin the story and grab readers' attention?
dialogue
lead
conclusion
details
To look for similarities
Cause
Compare
Contrast
Effect
Evidence that helps to convey the main idea of a text
Fact
Inference
Opinion
Dialogue
The most important idea in a text (main idea)
Thesis
Central Idea
Conclusion
Main Points
The result of a cause
Cause
Compare
Contrast
Effect
To look for differences
Cause
Effect
Compare
Contrast
The solution to the problem or the part of the plot that takes place at the end of the story
Climax
Introduction
Resolution
Exposition
The central message of a text
Main Idea
Theme
Lesson
Central Idea
"My mom is my rock." is an example of
simile
metaphor
comparison
hyperbole
To restate the main points of a text
Main Idea
Main Points
Evidence
Summarize
The end of a piece of writing that sums up the writer's main points; how a conflict is solved
Exposition
Conclusion
Beginning
Introduction