Teacher: Miss Stone
Parts of a short story
Exposition |
Falling Action |
The fallout of the action when everything begins to simmer down
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Rising Action |
Resolution |
Climax |
When the story reaches the maximum point of action and when the problem is at its worst.
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Parts of speech
NounA noun is a person place or thing.
=================== I have a cat. I like popsicles. |
AdjectiveAn adjective is a word that describes a noun.
=========================== The cow was black. I swam in clear water. |
VerbA verb is an action word.
======================= I ran to the store. He yelled loudly |
PronounA word that replaces a specific noun.
======================= He punched me. She was beautiful. |
AdverbA describing word for verbs.
======================= I jumped high. I Paddled furiously. |
Proper noun
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Past/Present Participle |
Motenymy
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Conjunction |
Interjection |
A specific person place or thing.
==================== I've been to Paris. Will is my friend. |
A form of verb that is used to modify a noun, verb or noun/verb phrase.
==================== Past: The boiled eggs. Present: The running chicken. Future: I will swim |
Not calling something by its name, but instead something associated with it.
==================== "Hey beautiful," I said to the girl. "Hello tubby," I said to the fat cow. |
A word that joins two different parts of a sentence.
=================== I like all candy but I don't like gum. I like chickens despite the fact that they peck |
A spoken part to relate strong emotions.
==================== "Ah heck no..." "OUCH!" |
Article |
Preposition |
A word commonly used directly before a noun.
===================== The bird flew away. A dog bit my hand. |
Words used before a noun to tell something about another word.
===================== I talked to a dog. I will be crazy until I am not. |
Figurative Speech
ImageryDescribing with your own senses, such as sight or taste.
PersonificationGiving the qualities of a human to anything except a human.
The trees waved at me as I passed them.
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OnomatepeiaThe use of words that mimic's a sound.
The car then exploded! BOOM!
AlliterationSentence with at least two words beginning with the same sound.
Along
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SimileA sentence comparing two unlike things with like/as.
HyperboleOver exaggeration not meant to mislead a reader.
The bison outnumbered the sands on the beach.
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MetaphorCompares two unlike things without the use of like/as.
IdiomA phrase that cannot be directly translated into another language.
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