Figurative Language
A comparison between two things by saying one thing IS something else
What is a METAPHOR
When and were a story takes place
What is the SETTING
Can I sing to?
What is TOO*
What are the six parts of an argumentative essay?
WHAT IS Claim, Clarification, Context, Evidence, Warrant, Conclusion
The message in a story
What is THEME
Giving non-human things human characteristics
What is PERSONIFICATION
The atmosphere or feeling created in a work? Think of the feeling created in the reader...
What is the MOOD
Mrs. Turner is taller then all of her students.
What is THAN not THEN*
What is the purpose of evidence in an argumentative essay?
WHAT IS to support the claim
This includes: first person, second person, third person omniscient, and third person limited
What is POINT OF VIEW
Extreme exaggeration.
What is HYPERBOLE
The author's attitude that shows through in a written work through word choice, etc.
What is the TONE
All of the student's pencils were broken.
What is STUDENTS'
These are certain words that should help your essay have better flow
What are TRANSITION WORDS
The main character in a work
What is the PROTAGONIST
When one thing stands for or represents something bigger than itself
What is a SYMBOL
The character in conflict with the main character in a text
What is the ANTAGONIST
The dog barks and runs to it's owner.
What is ITS
In a narrative essay, what five parts of the plot diagram should be included?
WHAT IS exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion
Name a word that has a negative connotation.
ANSWERS WILL VARY
A reference to an outside text, event, person, etc.
What is an ALLUSION
Connotation is different from Denotation because...
What is CONNOTATION is the feeling behind a word, while DENOTATION is the dictionary definition of a word
It is not very nice outside yet I want to go play.
What is OUTSIDE, YET
What is a citation?
WHAT IS it shows where you got your evidence from
Name five coordinating conjunctions.
Answers will vary