Descriptive Details in Narrative Writing

What are sensory details?

• Using words in a creative and imaginative way.

• details in writing that appeal to the 5 senses.

• "sound" words that mimic the sound of an action or object it refers to.

• Writing that means exactly what it says.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is Personification?

• Who is telling the story.

• "sound" words

• A sentence or phrase where all words start with the same sound.

• Giving non-living things human-like qualilities

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is a simile?

• Comparing one thing to another using "like" or "as"

• Comparing one thing to another, saying it IS the other thing.

• Details in writing that appeal to the 5 senses.

• an extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

what is a metaphor?

• Who is telling the story

• means exactly what is says.

• comparing one thing to another, saying it IS the other thing.

• Using all 5 senses.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is personification?

• Who is telling the story.

• Appealing to the 5 senses.

• An exaggeration

• Giving a non-living thing human-like qualities

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is hyperbole?

• details that appeal to the 5 senses.

• comparing one thing to another, using "like" or "as"

• A sentence where all words start with the same sound.

• An extreme exaggeration.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is Point of View?

• The reader's position

• The characters

• The plot

• Who is telling the story

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What are Sensory Details?

• comparing one thing to another, saying it IS the other thing.

• details used to "paint a picture" in the reader's mind, and to appeal to the 5 senses.

• an extreme exaggeration.

• a sentence or phrase where all words begin with the same sound.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is Onomatopoeia?

• "Sound" words that mimic the sound of an action or object.

• using words in a creative and imaginative way.

• "painting a picture" in the reader's mind using the 5 senses.

• comparing one thing to another, using "like" or "as".

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is Alliteration?

• A sentence or phrase where all words begin with the same sound.

• comparing one thing to another, saying it IS the other thing.

• an extreme exaggeration to make a point.

• giving non-living things human-like qualities.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3