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FigurativeSpeech

(name them)Root Words Genres

Literary Devices I

Literary Devices II

The rain kissed my cheeks as it

fell.

personification

I was so tired I could have slept

for a year.

hyperbole

The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran

toward Jack.

metaphor

I love to lick the lollipop.

alliteration

Why do authors’ use figurative speech in

their writing.

They use figurative speech to create a

picture in the reader’s mind.

What root word means “to hear”?

“audi”

What root words means “see, look”?

“vis” and “spect”

What root words mean “voice,

call”?

“voc” and “vok”

What root words mean “to

write”?

“scrip” and “script”

What root words mean “to speak”?

“locu” and “loqu”

This genre has a problem to solve.

mystery

This genre takes place in history and is not true but

behave in ways they would in that period of time.

historical fiction

This genre has a setting that takes place in modern times and the story could

happen but did not.

realistic fiction

This genre is a true story about someone’s life but written by

another person.

biography

In this genre, the setting is usually set in the distant

future and is based on scientific

facts.

science fiction

A ____________ is a person or

other figure that is part of a story.

character

_________ is the time and location (place) in which

story events occur.

setting

_________ is the major idea or lesson that a

story conveys (communicates) about

life.

theme

_________ is the series of related events that make

up the story.

plot

_____________ occurs when the author tells about an event that

happened before the time of the story.

flashback

___________ means suggesting beforehand what

is going to happen later in the story.

foreshadowing

Which point of view is this?

I groped my way down the tree and fell with a thud into the mud. Then I heard the guard dogs barking furiously as they bounded toward me. My heart began to pound.

first person point of view

Which point of view is this?

She saw that her father was laughing hysterically, but she had no idea why. Was he reading that silly book again?

third person limited point of

view

Which point of view is this?

In the school cafeteria, Jon felt lonely and out of place, so he gobbled his lunch as fast as he could. On the other side of the table, Jeanne was wondering if she would ever get used to this noisy, crowded school. As for Liddy, she was as depressed as ever.

Third person omniscient (all-

knowing) point of view

1. ___________ is the attitude or style of expression used to write.

2. ___________ is the general feeling in a story. It refers to the emotion a writer makes a reader feel.

1.tone

2.mood