Figurative Language
The type of figurative language shows a comparison between two things using the word(s) "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
Ends declarative and Imperative sentences
What is a period?
Tells a story and uses vivid language, sensory details, and a chronological structure
What is a Narrative Essay?
Time, place, and environment that shapes the mood, characters, and plot of a story
What is a Setting?
Contains one Independent Clause
What is Sentence structure?
The type of figure of speech directly compares two unlike things using vivid imagery to convey a different meaning
What is a Metaphor?
Expresses strong emotion or emphasis
What is an Exclamation Mark?
Presents a clear thesis and convinces the reader to agree with the presented viewpoint
What is an Argumentative Essay?
Person, Animal, or Figure in a story whose traits or actions drive the narrative in a story
What is a Character?
Contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
What is a Compound Sentence?
The type of figurative language that adds exaggeration for emphasis
What is a Hyperbole?
Ends interrogative sentences
What is a Question Mark?
Creates a vivid impression of a noun using the five senses
What is a Descriptive Essay?
A struggle between opposing forces that creates tension in a story
What is Conflict?
Contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
What is a Complex Sentence?
The type of figurative language that gives objects human traits
What is Personification?
Links closely related independent clauses
What is a Semicolon?
Highlights similarities and differences between two or more subjects
What is a Cause and Effect Essay?
Central idea of a story
What is a Theme?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)
What is Coordinating Conjunctions?
The type of figurative language that has a meaning that's different from the literal meaning of it's individual words
What is an Idiom?
Indicates omitted text or a pause
What is Ellipsis?
Focuses on personal insights and experiences, exploring growth
What is a Reflective Essay?
Author's attitude toward the Subject, Audience, or Themselves, conveyed through word choice
What is Tone?
Because, Although, Since, When, etc introduce dependent clauses
What is Subordinating Conjunctions?