Examples of figurative language
Simile?
He is as slow as a sloth
Exposition
A setting forth of the meaning of purpose (as of a writing).
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
The ace writing strategy is designed to help writers organize their writing and support their thinking to form constructed responses for informative/ explanatory compositions.
Hyperbole
Im so hungry, I cloud eat a horse
Rising Action
The section of a story that leads toward its climax.
Cause and Effect
The relationship between two events or situations, where one of the two is the cause of the other
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 perosn POVs uses "I" and "we". 2nd person POV uses "you". 3rd person POV uses "he," "she", "it", and "they".
Personification
The wind whispered through the trees.
Climax
The most intense moment within a story, marking a turning point for the protagonist as they confront the main conflict
Compare and Contrast
Looking for similarities and differences between two things
Simple Sentence
A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
Conflict
A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Onomatopoeia
The ducks flew into the pool and it made a huge splash
Falling Action
The period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.
Chronology/Sequence
Looking at a timeline to view what occurred first and what happened after that
Compound Sentence
A sentence with more than one subject or predicate
Modifier
A person or thing that makes partial or minor changes to something
Metaphor
The classroom was a zoo
Conclusion
The last sentence in a paragraph
Problem and Solution
A format of writing that where the structure of written text is laid out to show different problems and then how the problem is solved
Complex Sentence
A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
Main Idea
What the story is mostly about .