FactOpinionPrefixSynonymAntonymSuffix PlotSettingThemeSummary Central Problem Exaggeration Resolution Foreshadow Slang or Jargon FlashbackRhythmAlliteration Onomatopoeia SymbolismHyperboleMetaphorSimile Personification Answer Key

Fact Slang or Jargon Suffix Opinion Exaggeration Plot Central Problem Resolution Setting Theme Synonym Antonym Simile Metaphor Personification Rhythm Alliteration Hyperbole Foreshadow Flashback Onomatopoeia Symbolism Summary Prefix List of Terms

Can be proven Ex. There are 50 states in the U.S.A. Return to Jeopardy

Events in the story. -usually told in sequence of when it occurs Return to Jeopardy

How the problem is solved Return to Jeopardy

The creation and use of words which include sounds that are similar to the noises that the words refer to Ex. pop, buzz, boom Return to Jeopardy

Based on feeling. Ex. PA is the best state in the U.S.A. Return to Jeopardy

Time and place of a story. Long, long ago in a far away place… Return to Jeopardy

When the author warns you something will happen in the future. Ex. The dreary day hinted at the dark events to come. Return to Jeopardy

Using one thing to represent another. In David and Goliath, the giant represents all that is bad. Return to Jeopardy

The word part at the beginning of the base word that changes meaning. Prepay – to pay before Return to Jeopardy

Something the story teaches you. Ex. Little Red Riding Hood teaches you not to talk to strangers. Return to Jeopardy

Popular speech. Ex. That is really awesome or What’s up? Return to Jeopardy

An exaggeration usually for comic effect. Ex. He was luckier than a cat with nine lives. Return to Jeopardy

Words that mean the same. Ex. Large, huge, big Return to Jeopardy

Tells the most important points of the story – characters, plot, events, theme, setting Ex. Usually the short story on the back of a book. Return to Jeopardy

When the author interrupts the story to tell you about something that happened earlier. Return to Jeopardy

Comparing one thing to another without using “like” or “as” Ex. She is a bear! Return to Jeopardy

Words that mean the opposite. Ex. Up and down Return to Jeopardy

Main problem of the story. Return to Jeopardy

A pattern of sounds in a poem or sentence. Roses are red, Violets are blue Return to Jeopardy

Saying one thing is like another. Ex. She is like a bear. Return to Jeopardy

The word part at the end of the base word that changes meaning. Create - Creation Return to Jeopardy

Stretches the truth. The baby laughs all the time. Return to Jeopardy

The use of words that start with the same sound. Ex. Ten terrible toddlers took two trains. Return to Jeopardy

When the author gives objects human feelings or characteristics. Ex. Talking to a teddy bear or picture Return to Jeopardy