Poetry
The repetition of the first sound of a word
What is Alliteration
when a passage shows how one thing created, or led to, another
What is Cause & Effect
A sentence to set up the background of a quote, before you write the quote
What is an introductory sentence
the repetition of vowel sounds
What is Assonance
to examine something carefully
when the sound of a word suggests a particular thing.
What is Onomatopoeia
when a passage is written in the order of when the events happened or will happen
What is Chronology
The first sentence in each body paragraph that lets the reader know what the paragraph will be about
What is a Topic Sentence
two rhymed lines of poetry.
What is a couplet
What the story is mainly about
What is main or central idea
a comparison between two unlike things using like or as to
What is a simile
when a passage shows a problem and tells the reader how to fix it
What is Problem and Solution
The paragraph where you give background information and a claim
What is the introduction
a comparison of two unlike things
What is a metaphor
To take a lot of information and give the overview of it (1 paragraph to 1 page)
What is a summary
extreme exaggeration to make a point.
What is Hyperbole
when a passage is written to compare events, ideas, people, things, etc.
What is Compare and Contrast
A statement that can be argued, that usually comes as the last sentence in the introduction.
What is a Claim
The repetition of the first sound of a word
What is Alliteration
To rewrite someone else's words in your own
What is to Paraphrase
placing two things side by side (or next to each other) to show similarities or differences
when a passage presents an idea or a claim and supports it with reasons, details, and examples
What is Proposition and Support (Argument)
The words to tell the reader where or who the quote came from, before the quote
What is a signal phrase
the repetition of vowel sounds
What is Assonance
Writing the main point in each paragraph.
What is a Gist