Figurative Language
Main Idea
100
Personification 

Giving human like qualities to non living things 

100

Central Idea 

the purpose the author wrote the story

200

Idiom 

expressions that don't take the literal meaning of what was said

200

Supporting Details 

Information that helps prove the point that the main idea is making 

300

Dramatic Irony 

When the crowd knows something the characters don't
300
When two points are debated between characters or authors to prove their particular stance 

Argument / Claim 

400

Onomatopoeia 

words that sound exactly like they're spelled

400

The author is trying to convince the reader that their particular way of thinking is correct 

Persuade 

500

Foreshadow 

When the author introduces a concept or idea early in the passage to lay the foundation for an even later in story. 

500

the author is trying to provide the reader with information on a certain topic. 

Informative 

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