Plot Terms-Literary
Figurative Language
Writing Types
Random Terms
Language
100
means to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text
inference
100
A comparison using "like or as"
Simile
100
A form of writing that informs the reader.
Informational
100
The way in which a piece of writing is structured
Organization
100
Writing marks that help to separate and clarify ideas. Example: Commas
Punctuation
200
the lesson or message in a text
theme
200
When a writer describes an object as if it were a person.
Personification
200
A type of writing that tells a story- include dialogue, vivid vocabulary, descriptive details
Narrative
200
A word, phrase, or clause that links one idea to the next
Transition
200
based on a verb form that functions as an adjective within the sentence.
Participle
300
Series of events that form a story in a specific order
plot
300
The use of the same sound to start several words. Example: The beautiful butterfly blew by the bay.
Alliteration
300
A writing that contains a thesis, claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal. 
Argumentative/Persuasive
300
The ending of a piece of writing
conclusion
300
A phrase that consists normally of the word "to" followed by a verb.
Infinitive
400
the solution to the problem in the plot
resolution
400
A direct comparison that states one thing is another. 
Metaphor
400
A writing that describes similarities and differences
Compare/Contrast
400
The way in which a piece of writing is organized
Formatting
400
A sentence uses this voice when the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed in the verb.
Active Voice
500
an indirect reference to something: example- "Basketball was his Achilles' heel."
Allusion
500
An extreme exaggeration 
Hyperbole
500
A type of writing that may use figurative language, rhyme schemes, repetition, etc.
Poetry
500
A variety of mediums: Art, presentations, photographs, charts, videos, etc.
Multimedia
500
A sentence uses this voice when the subject of the sentence receives the action.
Passive Voice
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