Drawing a conclusion or a reasonable guess based on evidence.
Infer
100
The central purpose of a passage; the primary message expressed by a passage.
main idea
100
A comparison using like or as.
A simile
100
The use of over exaggeration.
Hyperbole
100
What is this sentence an example of?
I tried calling you a million times!
Hyperbole
200
Hints or clues that suggest what will happen.
Foreshadowing.
200
The different reasons why authors write something.
They include to: inform, explain, entertain and persuade.
Author's purpose
200
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
For example, the sun smiled down on us or the sea was angry that day.
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Personification
200
Pairing opposite words together.
For example: jumbo shrimp or cold as Hell.
Oxymoron
200
What is this sentence an example of?
I couldn't hear over the dance club's boom, chak, boom, chak, boom!
Onomatopoeia
300
The sequence of events that make up a story.
Plot
300
The ideas that back up the main idea of a piece of writing.
Supporting details
300
Description using the 5 senses.
Imagery
300
Referencing a Biblical, historical or famous person, place or thing in another piece of writing.
Allusion
300
What is this sentence an example of?
On the oustside, the house looked like a wreck, but on the inside it glittered with a fresh coat of paint and new appliances.
Imagery
400
The perspective from which a story is told.
point of view
400
Making an educated guess about what is to come.
Prediction
400
Words that represent sound like snap, crackle and pop!
Moo, meow, hiss, cluck, bang, ets...
Onomatopoeia
400
What is this sentence an example of?
Her hair was a shining sun.
Metaphor
400
What is this sentence an example of?
The tree wept with morning dew.
Personification
500
A technique for retelling something that happened in the past.
flashback
500
A representation that stands for somethng else.
Symbol
500
Repeating consonant sound.
For instance:
Sally sold silly string or Ralph ran roughly.
Alliteration
500
What is this sentence an example of?
Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
500
What is this sentence an example of?
A loud silence filled the room after the last hand was dealt and the gambler lost.