figurative language
plot devices
text structures
definitions of clauses and phrases
what these things are misc
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what is a  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 ).

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exposition

a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

"the exposition and defense of his ethics"

100

description

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

"people who had seen him were able to give a description"

100

phrase

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

"“to improve standards” is the key phrase here"

100

A. C. E. method


Cite. Explain. The ACE writing strategy is designed to help writers organize their writing and support their thinking to form constructed responses for informative/explanatory compositions.



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hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

"he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles"

200

rising action

Rising action is the section of plot that begins with a conflict and is concerned with the main character's struggle to overcome that conflict

200

cause and effect

the operation or relation of a cause and its effect.

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

different POV

In the first person POV, your narrator might say, 'I've come to this coffee shop so often, the barista knows me. ' Your narrator in the second person POV might say something like this, 'You've come to this coffee shop so often, the barista knows you. ' The third person POV knows what all the characters are thinking.

300

personifcation

the 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.

"the climax of her speech"

300

compare and complex

when you comparing you are finding things that are alike and if you are contrasting you are finding things that are not alike

300

simple sentance


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


300

conflict

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

"the eternal conflict between the sexes"

400

onomatopoeia

he formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (

400

falling action

A story's falling action is what comes after the main climax and leads to the conclusion. During the falling action of "Little Red Riding Hood," a woodsman hears Red's cries and rescues her from the wolf.

400

chronology

he arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

400

compound


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

The problem and solution text structure definition is a format of writing that involves setting up the structure of written text to show different problems and then how the problem is solved. Solutions appear in the following ways: Future tense: "how it can be solved" Past tense: "how it was solved"

500

complex sentance


a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.


500

main idea

The main idea is a sentence that provides the subject for discussion; it is the topic sentence. It is usually supported by a list of details. If you can tell what the supporting details have in common, you can discover the main idea. great heat of the desert sun at noon and in the bitter cold of the desert at night.

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