What is it?
A word that means exactly the same or nearly the same as another word.
What is an synonym?
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What is a rhyme scheme?
It's the beginning of an essay
What is an introduction?
When steps are listed step by step
What is sequence of events?
A statement made from someone's beliefs
What is an opinion?
The boy swam like a fish
What is a simile?
When a poem has a line that sounds similar to another ending word but is not the same rhyming sound.
What is a slant rhyme?
This type of essay gives the reader information
What is an informative essay?
"Dear 7th grade me", and "Dear basketball" are these type of poems.
What are spoken word poems?
Feeling or emotions associated with a word
What is a connotation?
There are a million other things to do!
What is a hyperbole?
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
What is an alliteration?
This type of essay convinces the reader to do something
What is a persuasive essay?
These patterns consist of facts and opinions, chronological order, sequence of events, cause and effect, and compare and contrast.
What are organizational patterns?
Words like first, next, finally are these type of words
This is a broad statement or idea about someone or something.
What is a generalization?
A unit of organization for speech sounds
What is a syllable?
These details support the main idea
What are supporting details?
Fictional stories can be mapped out here
What is a plot diagram?
When we tell how two things are different we do this
What is to contrast?
When we tell how things are similar we do this
What is to compare?
The moral of the story
What is the theme?
In an essay when should you restate your thesis sentence?
In the conclusion paragraph.
This type of diagram is used when using to compare and contrast
What is a Venn diagram?
When an event and its consequences are explained
What is cause and effect?