Example of figurative language
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
SIMILE
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory
Exposition
a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event
Description
a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause
Phrase
designed to help writers organize their writing and support their thinking to form constructed responses for informative/explanatory compositions
A.C.E. Method
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
he section of a story that leads toward its climax
Rising Action
the principle of causation
Cause and Effect
a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate
Clause
1st person POV uses the pronouns “I” and “we.” 2nd person POV uses the pronoun “you.” 3rd person POV uses the pronouns “she,” “he,” “they,” and “it.”
Different POV's
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
Personification
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something
Climax
examines two or more topics (objects, people, or ideas, for example), comparing their similarities and contrasting their differences
Compare and Contrast
a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
Simple Sentence
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
Conflict
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
onomatopoeia
the stage in which the conflict is in the process of becoming resolved and tension decreases
Falling Action
arranged in the order of time
Chronology/Sequence
a sentence with more than one subject or predicate
Compound sentence
a person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something
Modifier
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Metaphor
the end or finish of an event or process
Conclusion
a format of writing that involves setting up the structure of written text to show different problems and then how the problem is solved
Problem and Solution
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
Complex Sentence
the central point or topic that a text or a paragraph conveys
Main Idea