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A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche. 

Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

A character who changes during the story

The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)

A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.

Genre with informational facts

What is another word for PERSUADE?

Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.

Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.

When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past

The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US

Mrs. Ha's students will try their best on the test!

What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

The message or moral in a story

Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

The sequence of events in a literary work

Struggle between opposing forces

Time and place of a story

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.

A conversation between characters

Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.

The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.

Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)

A person, object or action that represents something else

When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story

The turning point or high point in a story

A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings

A speaker or character who tells a story

A character who stays the same during the story

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.