Language Arts 2nd Semester Flashcards
Rising action
The events leading up to the climax
Internal conflict
What is happening inside the person or what they are going through
Climax
The main event in the story
Falling action
The resolution and the end event of the story
Smilie
A sentence comparing using like, or as.
Metaphor
A sentence comparing not using like or as
Tone
The way the author describes the story
Personification
Giving human characteristics to a non human thing
Point of view
Who is tell the story
First person: you, I, me
Second person: you, your, yours
Third person: He, she, it
Alliteration
Purple people packers
Noun
A describing word
Verb
Action word
Adjective
Modifying word
Ex: SUPER Grandma
Adverb
Modifies adjectives, adverbs
Usually ends in L,LY,Y
Ex: Do your homework NOW!
Interjection
Words expressing emotion
Ex: ouch! Hey! Oh!