Testing Vocab 2

Front

Comparison speaking of one thing as another

Back

metaphor

Front

A fact that supports the main idea and adds to the story

Back

detail

Front

A "chunk" of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in an essay

Back

stanza

Front

Human traits to non-human things

Back

personification

Front

Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"

Back

simile

Front

Hints at future events without spoiling the story.

Back

foreshadowing

Front

Rhyming words at the end of poetry lines

Back

rhyme scheme

Front

Where or when a story takes place

Back

setting

Front

Most important thought of a passage

Back

main idea

Front

Sound words like "buzz," "huff," "snap," "plop," "grunt"

Back

onomatopoeia