Figurative Language
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
A statement that could be argued and is supported by evidence.
Claim
The events that occur in a story, the action, what is happening.
Plot
The use of words that imitate sound.
Onomatopeia
Important
Significant
An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words
Idiom
Information from the text that supports an answer or claim.
Evidence
The when and the where.
Setting
The repetition of consonant sounds.
Alliteration
To give
Contribute
Comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
Metaphor
The conversation between characters.
Dialogue
A look into the events of the past.
Flashback
The repetition of words and phrases.
Repetition
Make clear the differences between two or more concepts.
Distinguish
Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess qualities or emotions
Personification
The writer's attitude which is related through word choice.
Tone
A hint as to what is to come.
Foreshadowing
The repetition of vowel sounds.
Assonance
Having nothing to do with the subject.
Irrelevant
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
The feeling the reader gets from the story.
Mood
The central message or message of a story
Theme
The repetition of the same or similar sounds in words.
Rhyme
Breaking something down into its various elements and then asking critical thinking questions such as WHY and HOW in order to reach some conclusions of your own.
Analysis