Figurative Language
Compares to unlike things without using the terms "like" or "as."
What is a similie?
The most excited part of the story.
What is the climax?
This point of view uses the pronouns "I" and "my"
What is 1st person?
Writers do this when answering a question by directly quoting from the text.
What is citing evidence?
This type of context clue gives you another word that means the same thing.
What is a synonym?
A word that makes a sound (ex. "pop," "bang," "boom")
What is onomatopoeia?
The part of the plot when the characters and setting are introduced.
What is the exposition?
This 3rd person point of view doesn't give any characters' thoughts or emotions.
What is 3rd person objective?
This skill requires you to make a guess based on what you read because the answer is not directly given.
What is infer?
This type of context clue gives you a word that means the opposite.
What is an antonym?
The repetition of the initial starting sound of words.
What is alliteration?
After the climax when the tension is reduced.
What is the falling action?
This point of view uses the pronouns "you" and "your" and talks directly to the audience.
What is 2nd person
It gives just the facts of what happened in a text with no emotions added.
What is an objective summary?
This type of context clue tells you what the word means.
What is a definition?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
When the action increases.
What is the rising action?
This 3rd person point of view gives only one character's thoughts and feelings.
What is 3rd person limited?
This strategy helps writers organize open response answers.
What is RACE strategy?
This type of context clue gives you an illustration of the word's meaning.
What is an example?
This is a play on words (often times a "Dad joke")
What is a pun?
The very end when everything comes together.
What is the resolution?
This 3rd person point of view gives many characters' thoughts and feelings.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
These are key points that support the main idea.
What are supporting details?
This type of context clue expects you to rely on what already know to guess the word's meaning.
What is general knowledge/inference?