Figurative Vocab

Front

Plot: The WHAT of a story, the sequence of events.

Back

The WHAT of a story, the sequence of events.

Front

Inference: Making a conclusion based on hints and clues from the text.

Back

Inference

Front

Foreshadowing

Back

Hints at future events, usually negative.

Front

Figurative Language

Back

Language that does not mean exactly what it says.

Front

Context Clues

Back

Words or phrases around the text to figure out unknown words.

Front

Metaphor

Back

Comparing two things by saying one thing IS another.

Front

Simile

Back

Comparing two things by saying one is LIKE or AS another.

Front

Onomatopoeia

Back

A word that sounds like what it is, a sound effect word.

Front

Alliteration

Back

A series of words that start with the same sound.

Front

Personification

Back

Describing an object with human traits.