Figurative Language
A comparison of two things that does not use the words "like" or "as".
Metaphor
Where you look to find the meaning of the word without a dictionary.
A term that means what a part of a text is mostly about.
Gist
Another word for theme.
Moral or Lesson
The goal length of any essay.
Five paragraphs
The repetition of letter sounds at the beginning of closely connected words.
Alliteration
In the sentence, "The students entered the gym in a disorderly fashion", fashion means what?
Order
The main idea of Jon Stossel's video about DDT
DDT can save lives
One theme mentioned in the story of Cronus and Rhea.
A mother's love for her child is stronger than any other relationship.
A style of writing that involves teaching the audience about a topic using facts.
Informational
Gives human-like qualities to an object or idea.
Personification
Parts of a word that can be used to determine its meaning.
prefix, suffix, root
The most important point that an author is trying to make about a topic.
Main Idea
The moral or lesson of a story.
Theme
One characteristic of a narrative
Dialogue, sequence of events, or character development
Language that means something other than what it literally says.
Idiom
In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Percy states, "All the heroics—being pawns of the gods. They should’ve been overthrown thousands of years ago, but they’ve hung on, thanks to us half-bloods.”
Overthrown, as it is used in this quote, means...
Defeated
The part of an essay that usually contains the main idea.
First sentence of the introduction
The following is a theme of what story:
Human interaction with nature can have consequences.
Frightful's Mountain
A thesis statement can be found here
Last sentence of the introduction paragraph
Who said, "If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch".
Rudyard Kipling
Frightful's Mountain states, "She alighted on a utility pole that held a transformer. She lost her balance, spread her wings, and completed the circuit between two wires. She was shocked with electricity.
What context clues help you figure out the meaning of the word "alighted" as it is used here?"on a utility pole" or "lost her balance"
The main idea of Rudyard Kipling's poem "If".
How to become successful in life.
When a theme is more than one word in length.
Thematic Statement
Things included in an introduction paragraph
Topic sentence, talking points, thesis statement or concluding sentence