Figurative Language
fig. lang. that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison
What is a simile?
writing that is done in order of how events occur.
What is an sequential order?
information stated directly in a text
What is explicit details?
a paragraph in poetry.
What is a stanza?
how someone's personality is described.
What is character?
figurative language that exaggerates
What is hyperbole?
author's attitude toward a subject or character
What is author's point of view?
the feeling that a word suggests.
What is connotation?
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What is parentheses?
fig. lang. that makes a non-human thing seem human
What is personification?
figurative language that repeats the first letter of each word.
What is alliteration?
words or phrases that support an analysis of the text
What is text evidence?
the voice of the story
narrator
a book that lists words and their defintions, origin, and part of speech
What is a dictionary?
the subject surrounding a text.
What is context?
fig. lang. that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is metaphor?
the main reason an author writes a work
What is author's purpose?
the way in which something is presented or organized
What is organizational structure?
to look closely at something.
What is analyze?
saying the opposite of what you mean
What is verbal irony?
What is denotation?
the universal lesson or message an author conveys through a text.
What is theme?
the statement of an argument
What is a claim?
comparing crunchy and creamy peanut butter in an essay is an example of which text structure?
What is compare and contrast?
a word that sounds like the thing its describing
What is omnomatopeia?