Poetry
The author's viewpoint or attitude on a topic
What is tone
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
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have this wish I wish tonight
What is a couplet
Words to create coherency and flow in writing (therefore, however, while, although, for example)
What are transitions
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
The last paragraph of an essay
What is a conclusion
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 sun is like a boiling bot of water
What is a simile
To rewrite someone else's words in your own
What is to Paraphrase
the feelings you get when reading a poem
What is Mood
when a passage lists events in order
What is sequence
The words to tell the reader where or who the quote came from, before the quote
What is a signal phrase
the person talking in the poem
Who is the speaker
Writing the main point in each paragraph.
What is a Gist