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What type of sentence is this? Since nobody went grocery shopping, we decided to go out for dinner.
complex sentence
What type of sentence is this? Jenn likes to cook, but she doesn't enjoy baking.
compound sentence
What type of sentence is this? I was late for work, but it wasn't a problem because my boss is understanding.
compound-complex sentence
What type of sentence is this? Jennifer and Liz decided the garage needed to be cleaned and organized this weekend.
Simple Sentence
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style, concise line structure, and...
Poetry
(Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened
Chronological Order
Words that have opposite meanings
Antonyms
Words that have similar meanings
Synonyms
To Convince
Persuade
To interest and amuse
Entertain
To give information
Inform
The reason the author has for writing
Author's Purpose
When the narrator is telling the story from his/her point of view, the word "I" is present outside of quotes
First Person
where the main character of the story has a problem or struggle with him or herself
Person vs. Self
A character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.
Person vs. Society
A character vs natural forces
Person vs. Nature
Conflict of one person against another
Person vs. Person
A conflict that goes on inside a character, involving opposing forces within a person's mind.
Internal Conflict
A struggle between a character and an outside force
External Conflict
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Resolution
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Falling Action
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
A person in a story
Character
The time and place of a story
Setting
the author's attitude toward the subject matter
Tone
What the author really wants you to take away from the story
Theme
a comparison using like or as, "She stood in front of the altar, shaking like a freshly caught trout."
Simile
the stage of the plot that develops the conflict, or struggle.
Rising Action
main character "the good guy"
Protagonist
when a writer duplicates another writer's work without giving proper credit
Plagiarism
giving human qualities to non-living objects
Personification
writing a text in your own words
Paraphrase
words that sound like the thing being spoken about, Boom, Crack, Sizzle, Screech
Onomatopoeia
a long work of fiction
Novel
writing about real people, places, things, and events. Essays, news stories, speeches, etc.
Non-fiction
the emotions the literature makes the reader feel
Mood
in drama, an extended speech by one person alone, with or without an audience
Monologue
an implied comparison, "A green plant is a machine that runs on solar energy"
Metaphor
the sensory details that relate to the senses and create pictures in our minds
Imagery
in language, a customary expression that cannot be taken literally, "She has rats in her hair."
Idiom
an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
a form or type of literature: novel, short story, poem, play, etc.
Genre
a hint to the reader of what is to come
Foreshadowing
interruption in the narrative to show an instance from the past
Flashback
using figures of speech to heighten meaning i.e. metaphor, simile, personification
Figurative Language
writing from a writer's imagination. It can be inspired by actual events or completely made up.
Fiction
conversation carried on by the characters in a literary work
Dialogue
a dictionary definition, what the word actually means
Denotation
meaning suggested by a word beyond its definition, what a reader believes/feels the word means
Connotation
the struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
a character who opposes the main character
Antagonist
reference to a well-known person, place, thing, idea, event, etc.
Allusion
the repetition of initial sounds, as in "scorching summer sensations."
Alliteration