Literary Devices
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point. It is like the opposite of “understatement.”
This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.
Something that is inferred; especially : a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence
A part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as.
The primary purpose of texts that are written to inform is to enlighten the reader or provide the reader with information about a topic.
This text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.
Example: A book about the American revolution might list the events leading to the war. In another book, steps involved in harvesting blue crabs might be told.
What is Order/Sequence?
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
Words that show an action (sing), occurrence (develop), or state of being (exist). Almost every sentence requires a verb.
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz)
We should have free dress day every Friday because we work hard during the week.
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This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc.
Examples: Whataburger has better burgers than McDonalds but both have very good fries.
Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text.
A part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun, usually placed just before the words they qualify: shy child, blue notebook, rotten apple, four horses, another table
The primary purpose of texts that are written to entertain is to amuse readers.
This structure presents the causal relationship between an specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow.
Example: He did not study for the test; therefore, he received a bad grade.
Statements that explain, develop, and illustrate the author's main idea (can be facts or opinions).
The part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
The commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all.
Is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is thus also a writer. More broadly defined, an author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.
A book may tell all about whales or describe what the geography is like in a particular region.
To summarize means to sum up the main points of something
The basic form of a verb, usually following "to" or another verb form