The "A" Team
Opposite meaning.
What is an antonym?
Arguable. Used to dispute other claims.
What is a counterclaim/ counterargument?
"My mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'"
What is a simile?
Belongs to a specific region or group of people. Variant of an existing language.
What is dialect?
"Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore."
What is alliteration?
Primary or Secondary. Contains information.
What is a source?
A cop getting arrested.
What is irony?
More than one word. Broad enough to cover multiple literary works. The main idea or underlying message.
What is theme?
The target group of a piece of writing.
What is the audience?
Also another word used to describe items left at a crime scene.
What is evidence?
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
What is a metaphor?
A glipse into the future. The author provides insight on what will eventually happen.
What is foreshadowing?
What is an allusion?
A specific statement that outlines the rest of the essay.
What is a thesis?
Those discounted shoes were pratically calling to me!
What is personification?
Direct or indirect. The process of developing a character, where the author reveals a character's qualities either by stating them or through the character's thoughts and actions.
What is characterization?
Informative, persuasive, or entertaining. The motive behind writing something (2 words).
What is author's purpose?
At the beginning of every paragraph to summarize the main idea.
What is a topic sentence?
A saying specific to a culture, such as "Don't let the cat out of the bag."
What is an idiom?
Associated or suggested meaning or feeling to a word.
What is connotation?