Figurative Language
This is figurative language that makes a comparison using “like” or “as.”
This is where and when the story takes place
What is setting?
This type of evidence comes in the form of numbers and percentages
What are facts and statistics?
This is the way the author expresses his/her feelings or attitude about the subject
To give lots of details and information about a topic
What is descibe?
This is a comparison between to unlike things that does not use "like" or "as"
This is the sequence events of a narrative (story, novel, play, movie)
What is plot?
This type of evidence is based on a personal experience with something
What is a personal anecdote?
This is the underlying message or take away in the story
What is theme?
This is to study carefully in order to determine what something is, what its parts are, or how its parts fit together
What is analyze?
This is when a non-human thing is given a uniquely human characteristic to enhance understanding and imagery
This is the problem in the story - there are two main types (internal and external)
What is conflict?
This type of evidence comes from credible sources of authority
What is expert information?
This is the feeling a reader gets from a text
What is mood?
This is to judge something or the quality of something.
What is evaluate?
This is the way an author develops or creates a character using dialogue, thoughts, and actions.
What is characterization?
This is the statement you intend to prove
What is a claim?
This is the central concept or topic of a piece of writing
What is main idea?
To take something and highlight the main ideas and key details only.
What is summarize?
This is an extreme or over the top exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
This is when a character says something out load
What is dialogue?
What are reasons?
This has the biggest impact on creating tone and mood in a passage.
What is word choice?
This is when you make assumptions based on what you know as a fact.