Figurative Language
This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things, like "the wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list or to join an introductory phrase to a main sentence.
What is a comma?
The perspective from which a story is told (e.g., First Person or Third Person).
What is point of view?
This is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is an antonym?
This is the main point or position that an author is trying to prove in an argumentative essay.
What is a claim?
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Words that describe nouns.
What is an adjective?
This is the central message, lesson, or moral of a story.
What is theme?
The Greek root -bio-, as seen in "biology" or "biography," means this.
What is life?
Information from a reliable source used to support a claim, often taken directly from the text.
What is evidence?
This is an extreme exaggeration used for effect, such as "I’m so hungry I could eat a horse."
A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS).
What is a compound sentence?
The part of the plot where the conflict is introduced and the tension begins to build.
The dictionary definition of a word, as opposed to its emotional association.
What is denotation?
When an author acknowledges the opposing side's argument before proving why their own side is stronger.
What is a counterclaim?
A direct comparison that says one thing is another, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
This part of speech replaces a noun, such as he, she, it, or they
What is a pronoun?
When an author gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
The Latin root -aud-, as seen in "audience" or "audible," means this.
What is to hear?
This 4-letter word refers to a "prejudice" or a "leaning" toward one side of an issue, often making an author's argument less objective.
What is bias?
Words that imitate the sound they describe, such as "Buzz," "Bang," or "Clatter."
What is onomatopoeia?
The error that occurs when two complete sentences are joined together with only a comma and no conjunction.
What is a comma splice?
The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
What is irony?
A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning (e.g., there, their, and they're).
What is a homophone?
The process of explaining how your evidence proves your claim; the bridge between the "what" and the "why."
What is reasoning/elaboration?