Balanced argument
Elements of poetry
Sounds of poetry
Homophones
Spelling
100

It introduces key issues/summary of the topic

opening paragraph

100

Comparing two things without using the words "like" or "as".

Metaphor

100

Words that end with the same sound.

Rhymes

100

if you tie a _____ in a piece of string, you pass one end through a loop and pull it tight.

knot

100

Causing disagreement or discussion

contraversial

200

main part of the balanced argugment

arguments for and against (supported by extra information)

200

Comparing two things using the words “like” or “as.”

Simile

200

It occurs when poets repeat words, phrases, or lines in a poem

Repetition

200

_____ umbrella did I take?

Whose

200

A feeling or opinion about something or someone

attitude

300

Which is the correct tense used in a balanced argument?

Present tense

300

It gives human traits and feelings to things that are not human – like animals or objects.

Personification

300

It is the repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”

Alliteration

300

If you describe something as ______, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant

foul

300

If you are uncertain about something, you are...

doubtful

400

What does the conclusion do?

it summarises the key points of the topic

400

... the use of words to create pictures, or images, in your mind.

Imagery

400

Words that represent the actual sound of something.  Dogs “bark,” cats “purr,” thunder “booms,” rain “drips,” and the clock “ticks.”

Onomatopoeia

400

An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers is called a _______

sum

400

When you are causing, involving or likely to cause disagreement, you are ______

contensious

500

When can I give my personal opinion in a balanced argument?

In the conclusion.

500

Tools that writers use to create images, or “paint pictures,” in your mind.

Figures of speech

500

The speaker in a poem.  The speaker can be the poet himself or a character he created in the poem.  There can be one speaker or many speakers.

Voice

500

A person, who professes or is supposed to practice magic is called a _______

witch

500

To think that something is true correct or real

to believe

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