Figurative language
Compares without like or as
Metaphor
It is raining so we can't go to recess
Cause and effect
Goes at the end of a statement
period
Goes before a root or base word
prefix
The moral message
Theme
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, for example
Alliteration
We had not seen any butterflies in the garden. We planted flowers to attract them
Problem solution
Goes at the end of an interrogatory sentence
Question Mark
Goes after a root or base word
suffix
You use this to determine the meaning of a word based on hints around the word
Context Clues
Hard as a rock, for example
Simile
First get a pencil. Then, put your name on the paper. Answer the prompt. Don't for gert a conclusion!
Sequence or cronological order
This type of sentence has an an exclamation mark at the end
Exclamatory
Prefix that means to do again
Re
Based on evidence from the text and your own thoughts about it
inferencing
The flowers danced on the wind, for example
Personification
The peonies were a bright red with a black and yellow center. They swayed in the breeze and called the butterflies with their stunning colors.
description
Close the door.
imperative
Prefix that means wrong
mis-
Author's attitude, feelings or emotional state that come across in the text
Tone
Extreme exageration
Hyperbole
Use a Venn Diagram for this text structure
Compare and Contrast
"I love it!" she said
dialogue
Suffix that means how something is done
-ly
Sequence of events in a story
Plot