example of figurative language
definitions of plot devices
definitions of text structures
definitions of clauses and phrases
(what these things are)MISC
100

Simlie?

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 (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

100

exposition

a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

100

description

a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.

100

phrase

a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

100

ace mehtod

Answer, Cite, and Explain

200

Hyperbole



exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally


200

rising action

 the section of a story that leads toward its climax.

200

cause an effect

 the relationship between two events or situations, where one of the two is the cause of the other.

200

clause

a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.

200

diffrent povs

 refers to who is telling or narrating the story

300

Personification

he attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

300

climax

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

300

compare and constarst

 showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way.

300

simple sentence


a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.


300

conflict

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one

400

onoenemotopia

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle )

400

falling action

the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.

400

chronology/sequence

a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.

400

compound sentence

a sentence with more than one subject or predicate.





400

modifier

a person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something.

500

Metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

500

conclusion

the end or finish of an event or process.

500

problem and solution

a format of writing that involves setting up the structure of written text to show different problems and then how the problem is solved

500

complex and sentence


a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.


500

main idea

A general statement about the paragraph (or reading selection).

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