Figurative Language
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
This text structure explains why something happens and what happens as a result.
What is cause and effect?
The author presents facts, definitions, and explanations to teach the reader about a topic.
What is to inform?
This part of the plot shows how the story ends and what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
The classroom was as quiet as a mouse during the test.
What is a similie?
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a similie?
In this text structure, events are described in the order they happen, often using time-order words like first, next, and finally.
What is sequence?
The author uses opinions, reasons, and evidence to convince the reader to think or act a certain way.
What is to persuade?
In this part of the plot, the conflict begins to be resolved and tension starts to decrease.
What is falling action?
Time is a thief that steals our moments.
What is a metaphor?
comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
This text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
The author tells a story with characters, a setting, and a plot to engage the reader.
What is to entertain?
This is the turning point of the story, where the conflict reaches its highest point.
What is the climax?
The wind whispered through the trees.
What is personification?
What is an onomapotopeia?
This text structure presents a problem and then explains one or more ways to solve it.
What is problem and solution?
The author uses vivid details about how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, and feels to help the reader picture it clearly.
What is to describe?
This part of the plot includes events that build tension and develop the conflict.
What is rising action?
I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!
What is a hyperbole?
What is a hyperbole?
An author organizes a passage by showing events over time, using dates to help readers understand how one event leads to the next.
What is chronological order?
What is to entertain?
This part of the plot introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation of the story.
What is the exposition?
The slippery snake slithered silently across the sand.
What is alliteration?