a single thought that serves as a paragraph’s focus, all sentences in the paragraph relate to this idea
What is main idea?
100
the overall emotion created by a work of literature
What is mood?
100
– a struggle between opposing forces within a person’s mind
What is internal conflict?
100
a comparison made between two things to show how they are
What is analogy?
100
•Don't be such an airhead
is an example of what literary term?
What is metaphor?
200
— uses casual, everyday language
What is informal language?
200
convey sensory impressions; helps the reader see, hear, feel, taste, and smell what is being
What is imagery?
200
language full of life; intense
What is vivid language?
200
•Life is like a box of chocolates. Is an example of what essential literary vocabulary word?
What is simile?
200
Mr.Maru: I had fun at Doggy World today. How about you?
Sparky: It was totally legit.
Mr.Maru: Totally legit?
Sparky: Yeah! It was off the hook.
Mr.Maru: Have you been listening to Sloop Dog again?
Sparky: Yeah. He is the bomb!
Mr.Maru: I'm sure he is.
This is an example of what type of language?
What is informal language?
300
the attitude a writer takes toward the subject of the work, the characters in it, or the audience
What is tone?
300
to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities
What is compare?
300
a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles
What is metaphor?
300
•I’ll die of embarrassment
is an example of what literary term?
What is hyperbole?
300
states the main idea of a composition
What is thesis statement?
400
a list of the major events in the order in which they’re presented in the story
What is sequence of events?
400
a logical guess that is based on observed facts and one’s own knowledge and experience
What is inference?
400
a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
What is personification?
400
"Wind yells while blowing" is an example of what literary term?
What is personification?
400
– a struggle that exists between two people, between a person and a force of nature or machine, or between a person and a whole society
What is external conflict?
500
wordy; unnecessary to the meaning
What is redundant?
500
writing used to define terms, give directions, explain processes, and tell how things work; presents or explains facts and ideas
What is expository/informative writing?
500
a figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles
What is simile?
500
It was snowing outside so school was canceled. This is an example of what literary term.
What is cause/effect?
500
combines different verb forms to show how events are related in time to emphasize them differently