6th Grades Standard Terms

a scene in a story that refers back to previous events to help make the current action clear

• flashback
• foreshadowing
• sequence
• short story
• anecdote

:words that imitate sound

• Onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• theme
• imagery
• alliteration

Click all that APPLY: List the Parts of the Story's Plot.

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

exaggeration to make a point

• Theme
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• metaphor

clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

• theme
• metaphor
• figurative language
• foreshadowing

anything that stands for or represents something else

• theme
• symbol
• foreshadow
• conflict
• hyperbole

central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work

• theme
• symbolism
• characterization
• figurative language
• metaphor

Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally; used to create imagery or the tone.

• theme
• figurative language
• simile
• plot
• internal conflict

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. Uses Like or As.

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• alliteration
• setting

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

• point of view
• narrative
• sequence
• antagonist
• tone