Figurative Language
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
My family and I went to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first thing we did when we got there was to take a tour of a space shuttle that once flew into space. During our tour, an astronaut showed us her spacesuit. I even got to try on the space boots. Next, we tasted the food astronauts eat while they are in space. It was really different from other foods that I had eaten but it tasted pretty good. Finally, we got in a special booth that showed us what it is like to be weightless! It was an amazing day.
What is Chronological Order?
Where and when an event takes place in a story.
What is setting?
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the main idea?
A struggle between a person or an outside force
What is external conflict?
A direct comparison of two different things without using like or as
What is metaphor?
Medicine has a history spanning many thousands of years and specialized establishments for treating the sick have also existed for eons. Despite the fact that function of hospitals have not changed much during the last century, technological and scientific progress has made possible treatment approaches that could not have been implemented a hundred years ago and made a large contribution to health care. The main differences between hospitals today and a century ago are improved surgical techniques, the safer use of anesthesia, and safer childbirth procedures.
What is compare and contrast?
The most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax?
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
An formal essay will typically have a minimum of how many paragraphs?
What is five?
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The soft fur of the dog felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring glistened as it absorbed the sunlight, reflecting it back as a perfect, deep, dark mirror.
What is description?
The main events of a short story.
What is plot?
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
In writing, the last sentence in your introduction paragraph, that sums up what your entire paper is about, is called what?
What is thesis statement.
Giving a nonhuman human characteristics.
What is personification?
Headaches can have several causes. Many people think that the major cause of headache is nervous tension, but there is strong evidence that suggests diet and environment as possible factors. Some people get headaches because they are dependent on caffeine. Other people may be allergic to salt, or they may have low blood sugar. Still other people are allergic to household chemicals including polishes, waxes, bug killers, and paint. If they can manage to avoid these substances, their headaches tend to go away. When a person has recurring headaches, it is worthwhile to look for the underlying cause, especially if the result of that search is freedom from pain.
What is cause and effect?
The lesson or moral of a story
What is theme?
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
What is mood?
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
A word or phrase a both literal and figurative meaning.
What is idiom?
Last week we installed a kitty door so that our cat could come and go as she pleases. Unfortunately, we ran into a problem. Our cat was afraid to use the kitty door. We tried pushing her through, and that caused her to be even more afraid. The kitty door was dark, and she couldn’t see what was on the other side. The first step we took in solving this problem was taping the kitty door open. After a couple of days, she was confidently coming and going through the open door. However, when we removed the tape and closed the door, once again, she would not go through. They say you catch more bees with honey, so we decided to use food as bait. We would sit next to the kitty door with a can of wet food and click the top of the can. When kitty came through the closed door, we would open the can and feed her. It took five days of doing this to make her unafraid of using the kitty door. Now we have just one last problem; our kitty controls our lives!
What is problem/solution?
The perspective from which the story's told.
What is point of view?
A struggle that occurs within a characters own mind.
What is internal conflict?
What does RACE stand for?
What is restate the question, answer the question, cite evidence, and explain evidence in your own words?