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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