Sources of Information Poetry Parts of a Story Grammar Writing

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What is a glossary
A mini dictionary at the end of a text book

100

What is personification
"The wind whistles" is an example of this

100

What is the climax
This is the exciting part of the story where the main action happens

100

What is an adjective
A describing word

100

What is narrative writing
A story

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What is a dictionary
A place to find definitions, parts of speech, word origins, etc

200

What is a metaphor
A comparison between 2 objects not using like or as

200

What is 1st person point of view
This point of view uses words like I, me, and my

200

What is a compound sentence
Two sentences combined with ,and ,or ,but

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What is descriptive writing
A piece of writing that contains descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses

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What is a thesaurus
Contains synonyms and antonyms

300

What is onomatopoeia
"Bzzzz" is an example of this

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What is the rising action
This is the part of the story where the events happen that lead to the climax

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What is a possessive noun
"John's shirt" is an example of this

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What is persuasive writing
When you try to convince someone to do something or not to do something, you write using this method

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What is an almanac
An annual publication that includes planting guides, tide tables, and weather forecasts

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What is alliteration
The repetition of the initial consonant sound

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What is 3rd person point of view
This point of view is told from a narrator's perspective

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What is a preposition
These words describe relationships to the box, such as "under" the box

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What is expository writing
When you write a report for a teacher that contains all facts, you use this type of writing

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What is an atlas
A collection of maps

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What is an idiom
An expression whose meaning is not literal, such as "kick the bucket" does not mean to literally kick the bucket

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What is the resolution
This is the part of the story where the conflict is solved

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What is an appositive
"My friend, Jane, has a dog" contains an example of what

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What is plagarism
If someone "steals" someone else's words and claims them as their own, it would be called this

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