Figurative Language
Giving human attributes or characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract elements.
What is personification.
Turning a question into a statement.
What is restate.
Evaluation of work by others for constructive feedback.
What is peer review.
“Weird...something happens when you smile at people. They smile back.”
What is Smile.
by Raina Telgemeier
A misleading option in a multiple-choice question.
What is distractor.
Repeated use of a sound, syllable, word or phrase within the same poem.
What is repetition.
Providing examples from a text to support an answer.
What is cite.
Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
What is dialogue.
“Let me just say for the record that I think middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. You got kids like me who haven't hit growth spurt yet mixed in with these gorillas who need to shave twice a day.”
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
by Jeff Kinney
Statement of your main argument for or against a topic.
What is claim.
Elements or portions of the poem, that contain rich description that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery.
Rewording of something written or spoken by someone else.
What is paraphrase.
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
What is inference.
"I have inherited her name, but I don't want to inherit her place by the window."
What is The House on Mango Street.
by Sandra Cisneros
Words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.
What are transition words.
The use of the same letter or sound in the beginning of a series of closely connected words, emphasizing and connecting phrases within the text.
What is alliteration.
Elaborating on text evidence to make connections.
What is explain.
Punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters.
What is apostrophe.
"However, this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth. Men have wasted away before it, entranced by what they have seen, or been driven mad, not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible."
What is Harry Potter.
by J. K. Rowling
An account of a person's life written by that person.
What is autobiography.
The use of the same vowel sound, but different consonant sounds within nearby words.
What is assonance.
Nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic.
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
What are homophones.
“Never let anyone lower your goals. Others' expectations of you are determined my their limitations of life. The sky is your limit, sons. Always shoot for the sun, and you will shine.”
What is The Crossover.
by Kwame Alexander
The writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience.
What is tone.