Figurative Language (definitions)
An exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
The turning point in a story.
What is the climax?
The main idea of an essay is established in this sentence, written in the introduction paragraph.
What is the thesis, or topic sentence?
This pattern means to organize an essay in order of time.
What is chronological/sequential?
Sally sold shells by the sea.
What is an alliteration?
a comparison between two unlike things without "like or as"
What is a metaphor?
This is where we meet the characters and learn about the setting.
What is the exposition?
The center paragraphs of an essay are called this.
What is the body?
This pattern means to look at the ways two or more things are both different and the same.
What is compare and contrast?
I have a ton of work to do !
What is a hyperbole?
A sound word
What is an onomatopoeia?
This is usually the main character of a story (the good guy).
What is a protagonist?
This final paragraph of an essay often repeats the main idea and wraps everything up.
What is a conclusion paragraph.
This organizational pattern means that an essay is ordered in a way that teaches or instructs you on how to complete a task with steps.
What is process?
The nurse is an angel.
What is a metaphor?
Giving human qualities to something that is not human
What is personification?
This is a story's final outcome; the ending of a story.
What is a resolution?
When you write an essay, it is important to do this when beginning each new paragraph.
What is indent?
This organizational pattern is when one thing makes another thing happen.
What is cause and effect?
Her smile was as bright as a twinkling star.
What is a simile?
Comparison of TWO unlike things using "like or as".
What is a simile?
What is conflict?
The first line of an essay, designed to capture readers' attention, is called this.
What is the hook?
This organizational pattern is present when there is an issue and the writer suggests how to solve it.
What is problem and solution?
The paintbrush danced across the paper.
What is personification?