Figurative Language
a detailed comparison of two different things
What is analogy?
to leave no question of understanding and demonstration of knowledge
What is explicit analysis?
the statement of an argument
What is a claim?
correct use of punctuation, capitalization, grammar and spelling
What are conventions?
a word that sounds like the thing its describing
What is onomatopoeia?
figurative language that exaggerates
What is hyperbole?
author's attitude toward a subject or character
information that supports an author's reasons
What is evidence?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
fig. lang. that makes a non-human thing seem human
What is personification?
figurative language that means something different than its literal meaning
words or phrases that support an analysis of the text
What is text evidence?
the voice of the story
narrator
a book that lists words and their defintions, origin, and part of speech
What is a dictionary?
Fig. Lang. that gives advice or states a well-known truth
What is a proverb?
fig. lang. that suggests different things are the same thing
What is metaphor?
the main reason an author writes a work
What is author's purpose?
the way in which something is presented or organized
What is format?
to make something clearer or more accurate
What is clarify?
saying the opposite of what you mean
What is verbal irony?
fig. lang. that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison
What is a simile?
writing that expresses a position on an issue and supports it with evidence
What is an argument?
information stated directly in a text
What is explicit details?
to put information together to create a new understanding
What is infer?
words or phrases that go beyond the literal meaning