laycee's study guide
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poetic terms definition
simile-a figure of speech that compares two different things by using the words like or as
metaphor-a figure of speech in which a expression not using the words like or as
hyperbole-a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
theme-the central topic, subject, or concept the author is trying to point out the authors message + the main idea
Literary non fiction and non fiction
I know that literary non fiction is real life story.
(How Is literary non fiction different from non fiction)
Literary non fiction is a real story and non fiction is not true.
definitions
auto biography-a story about somebody written by that person
memoir-a single story with a part of there life in it
personal narrative-a bit of a small story or memory
diary-a book in which somebody keeps a daily record of events and experiences
plot events & point of view and tools of reading
Plot Events in Fiction-they are story maps made up they are pieces of the story
Inference-Conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
You Infer by - creating generalizations from observations
Three Types of Connections-text-to-self & text-to-text & text-to-world
The Main Idea is different from a summary because the main idea is the seed of the whole story, it is what the story is based on and a summary is a statement or main points of something
Theme in fiction-its what the author THINKS about the main idea
grammar and definitions
superlative adjective-expresses the extreme or highest degree of something
comparative adjective-a word that compares two or more things
irregular verb-a verb that stands outside the standard pattern
prepositional phrase-nodify nouns and verbs while indicating various relationships between subjects and verbs
simple sentence-a sentence that has one subject part and one predicted part
compound sentence-a sentence that contains two or more simple sentences
subject verb agreement-when a subject and a verb agree in number and they both have to be plural or singular