simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
description
a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
phrase
a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.
A. C. E. Method
ACE is Answer, Cite, and Explain.
hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
rising action
the section of the story that leads to the climax
cause and affect
a system of logical reasoning where evidence and proof are presented to show how an event took place or how something happened.
clause
a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
Different POVs
1st 2nd and 3rd
Personification
climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
compare and contrast
comparing is showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way.
simple sentence
conflict
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
falling action
the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.
chronology/sequence
the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
compound sentence
modifier
a person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something.
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
conclusion
the end or finish of an event or process.
problem/solution
a format of writing that involves setting up the structure of written text to show different problems and then how the problem is solved.
complex sentence
Main Idea
the central point or topic that a text or a paragraph conveys.