Figurative Language
A comparison between two unlike things that does not use the terms like or as
What is metaphor?
the number of paragraphs in an argument essay
What is 5?
the time, place and location of a fictional text
What is setting?
examples of this in nonfiction are 2/3, 72%, and 421
What are numbers and stats?
this is the visual you should think of when writing a narrative(story)
What is the story mountain?
A comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is a simile?
the last sentence of an introduction that clearly answers the main question of the prompt
What is a thesis statement?
the attitude the author expresses in a given portion of text
What is tone?
an author's argument stated in a complete sentence
What is a thesis statement ?
time order
What is chronological order?
language that means exactly what it says (the opposite of figurative language)
What is literal language?
this is what you should do first when having to answer multiple choice questions about an article or story
What is read the questions first?
the main problem of a story
What is the conflict?
the opposite of the author's claim
What is the counterclaim?
the narrator or who is telling the story is called this
What is point of view?
A comparison between two unlike things that gives human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
the MINIMUM number of pieces of evidence required in a body paragraph of an essay
What is 3?
The message or lesson learned in the story
What is theme?
the reason an author wrote a text or what they hope to accomplish with the text
What is author's purpose?
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is relevant/supporting?
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
you can think of this acronym when having to write a constructed open ended response about a story or article
What is RACES?
the main point the author is trying to get across in a text
What is the main/central idea?
this is the kind of language you may read in an article that uses all or nothing thinking or exaggerates for effect
What is extreme and absolute language?
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________, but in poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
What are paragraphs and stanzas?