Figurative Language
A word or phrase with a meaning different from what it actually or literally means.
Idiom
a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a root (base) word
Suffix
A word used in place of a noun
Pronoun
A group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
Independent Clause
Shows where places/events are located
Map
Giving human-like traits to animals, non-living objects
(The tree danced in the wind)
Personification
A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word
Synonym
Used to describe everything except nouns and pronouns
(It answers questions such as how, when, where, or why and often ends in -ly)
Adverb
A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
Compound Sentence
Explains what a photograph or illustration is about
Caption
An extreme exaggeration that is humorous
(I nearly died laughing)
Hyperbole
a group of letters than can attach to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning
Prefix
Tells the relationship between nouns, pronouns, or other words in a sentence.
(Most often used before the noun)
Preposition
a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
Dependent Clause
Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics
(found in the back of the book)
Index
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
(Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
Alliteration
A word opposite in meaning to another
Antonym
Joins words, phrases, or sentences together
Conjunction
A sentence that has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.
(Often includes subordinating conjunctions)
Complex Sentence
Divides the text into sections and explains what the section will be about
Heading
when a writer uses very descriptive language to appeal to all of your senses.
Imagery
A word pronounced the same as another word, but is different in meaning, can be spelled the same or spelled differently
Homophone
A word expressing emotion
Interjection
When you put two complete sentences (a subject and its predicate and another subject and its predicate) together in one sentence without separating them properly.
Run-on Sentence
Explains the different parts of something in a visual way
Diagram