Examples of Figurative Language.
Simile
A device used to compare two things using the words "like" and "as."
Exposition
The introduction or beginning of a story that reveals important background information
Description
Description is a text structure that is designed to create a vivid, detailed description of something.
Phrase
A group of words that works together in a sentence but does not contain a subject or a verb.
A. C. E. Method
A = Answer the question. C = Cite details, show computations. E = Explain all steps.
Hyperbole
A purposeful exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Rising Action
The section of plot that begins with a conflict and is concerned with the main character's struggle to overcome that conflict
Cause and Effect
One or more things happen as a result of something else.
Clause
A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
Different POVs
First person, Second person, Third person
Personification
Personification is a poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities
Climax
When the conflict of the story is resolved.
Compare and Contrast
Comparing is showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way.
Simple Sentence
The simple sentence definition is a sentence that consists of one independent clause and no dependent clauses
Conflict
a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces.
Onomatopoeia
The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds (as "buzz" or "hiss")
Falling Action
Falling action is everything that takes place immediately after the climax.
Chronology/Sequence
A following of one thing after another in time.
Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is made with two independent clauses joined together
Modifier
words, phrases, and clauses that affect and often enhance the meaning of a sentence
Metaphor
A device that compares two things without using "like" or "as"
Conclusion
The last part of the story, its end or result
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 complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Main Idea
the author's message about the topic.