Fiction
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
The topic sentence in the introduction paragraph
The blades of grass were like ballerinas dancing in the wind.
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
Text type that tells how a problem is solved.
Problem and Solution
An addition to the end of a word that changes its meaning
Suffix
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
How many reasons do you have to support your opinion in an essay?
More than one
three
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
personification
Text type that tells how two or more things are alike or different.
Compare and Contrast
Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess
Making an inference/inferencing
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
Theme
Name one thing that the introduction to a literary analysis essay should include.
topic or thesis statement
title of the text
brief summary
I was dying of laughter.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Explains the details of a specific topic and the many categories within that topic.
To give a short explanation that only includes the most important parts.
Summarize
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
The part of the essay that serves as proof to support your answer.
evidence
Allen ate eight apples all alone.
This is an example of...
Alliteration
Explains why something happened and what happened after that event.
Cause and Effect
A strategy for answering questions and including evidence
RACE Strategy
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
conclusion
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
She is a tornado when she gets angry!
Metaphor
A text structure that describes the order of events.
Chronological or Sequence
Words that sound the same but have different meanings
Homophones