Figurative Language
Writing
Literary Terms
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Informational Texts
100
What is the following an example of? Last week was a parade of sunny days and pleasant temperatures.
What is a metaphor?
100

The last sentence in the introduction paragraph that is the paper's focus. (Argumentative and Explanatory Essays)

What is a thesis or claim?

100
The message the author is trying to teach you.
What is theme?
100

To credit someone's work. (to quote)

What is cite? 

100

What genre discusses real people, events, places, and ideas.

What is non-fiction?

200
What is the following an example of? Each night my pillow welcomes me to bed.
What is personification?
200
Facts and data that support reasons in an argumentative essay are called _____.
What is evidence?
200

When the narrator uses "I", "me", and "my" when telling a story.

What is a first person?

200

To identify similarities and differences. (two parts)

What is compare and contrast? 

200

The writing underneath a photograph that fives you more information about the picture.

What is a caption?

300
What is the following an example of? A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
What is irony?
300

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Make a claim

Evidence

Explanation

Evidence

Explanation

300
Writer's use animals, elements, colors, things, or places to represent other things.
What is symbolism?
300

Using details to anticipate what is going to happen next.

What is predict?

300

The author's attitude toward the topic.

What is tone?

400
What is the following an example of (hint: there are two)? Boing! A giant green grasshopper jumped gingerly from a tall blade of grass.
What is onomatopoeia and alliteration?
400

What is the minimum number of body paragraphs that should be in an essay?

What is 3?

400

What are these examples of? Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Self

What is conflict?

400

Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

What is explicit?

400

The food in the refrigerator spoiled because the electricity went out. What is the effect?

What the food in the refrigerator spoiled?

500
What is the following an example of? The grey pigeons balanced carefully on the high and dark wire, stopping to luxuriate in the orange sunset for mere seconds.
What is imagery?
500

The correct citation 

a. In Night Elie Wiesel said, "I became A-7713" (p.31). 

b. I became A-7713, p. 31 

c. In Night Elie Wiesel said, "I became A-7713." (p.31)

 d. "I became A-7713" (p.31).

What is A?

500
The narrator knows and tells what each character feels and thinks.
What is 3rd person omniscient point-of-view?
500

A class or division of people or things that have shared characteristics.

What is category? 

500

The organization of a nonfiction text.

What is text structure?

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