Figurative Language
Her black hair was liquid silk
What is a metaphor?
The big idea or main point of an essay. In persuasive writing, it shares the author's opinion on a given topic.
What is a thesis statement?
Usually in the introduction, this makes up the first sentence(s) of a written piece and helps catch the reader's attention. Can consist of dialogue, a thought-provoking question or quote, a startling fact, an anecdote, etc.
What is a lead or a hook?
When we state that a character is going through a struggle involving man/nature/self/society, we are referring to this crucial part of a story.
What is the conflict?
This type of punctuation precedes a list of people, places, or things in a sentence.
What is a colon?
The yellow flames danced among the logs.
What is personification?
An essay in which the author attempts to convince the audience to believe in his/her opinion.
What is a persuasive essay?
Although it is important to restate the thesis in this part of the essay, it is recommended that you reword/state it in a slightly different way.
What is the conclusion?
When we talk about the lesson or big idea that is being expressed in a story, we are referring to its ______.
What is the theme?
When a person is pulled in two different directions by either: desire, ambition, influence, or obligation, it's called ______ ______?
What is internal conflict?
She came into the house like a whirl of sunshine.
What is a simile?
This term means the same as author's message or lesson learned.
What is theme?
When responding to the literary essay prompt, it is recommended that you write with this type of point of view.
What is third person point of view?
A wonderful book that can and SHOULD be utilized for both the reading and writing part of the STAAR EOC exams.
What is a dictionary.
Five words to ask when using concrete evidence.
What is who, what, when, where, and why?
Two things seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Ex: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...
What is juxtaposition?
A plea to do something in order to deal with a problem or an issue in a persuasive speech or essay.
What is a call-to-action?
A literary device used in argumentative writing, where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent.
What is a concession?
The practice of taking notes whilst one reads a text or passage.
What is annotating?
This is also known as an educated guess when speaking about literature or reading.
What is inferencing?
I've told you a million times!
or
This car goes faster than the speed of light!
What is hyperbole?
This is the number of total paragraphs my essay should contain.
What is four?
A statement that proves, or attempts to prove, that another statement is false.
What is a refutation?
Words in a question stem that can trick or mislead the test-taker.
What is mainly, primarily, or except?
This is another word for "author's feeling" when reading questions and answer choices?
What is tone?