Examples of figurative language
Simile?
Exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Description
a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
Phrase
a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.
A. C. E. Method
a mindful approach to break this cycle and support yourself during these challenging times.
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Rising act
The rising action is the second of six essential plot elements, which comes right after the opening of a story, otherwise known as the exposition
Cause and Effect
the operation or relation of a cause and its effect.
Clause
a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
Different POV
A paper using first-person point of view uses pronouns such as "I," "me," "we," and "us." A paper using second-person point of view uses the pronoun "you." A paper using third-person point of view uses pronouns such as "he," "she," "it," "they," "him," "her," "his," and "them."
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
Compare and contrast
showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way.
Simple sentence
Conflict
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
Falling action
Falling Action is the stage in which the conflict is in the process of becoming resolved and tension decreases
Chronology
the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
Compound sentence
Modifier
a person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something.
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Conclusion
the end or finish of an event or process
Problem and Solution
a format of writing that involves setting up the structure of written text to show different problems and then how the problem is solved.
Complex sentence
Main idea
The main idea is a sentence that provides the subject for discussion; it is the topic sentence. It is usually supported by a list of details. If you can tell what the supporting details have in common, you can discover the main idea.