What is it?
meaning to be capable of, having qualities of
Latin Root -able
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
A pair of rhymed lines
Couplet
A problem in a story
Conflict
Evidence that is a provable statement
Fact
A word that means to "To tell or to show"
Convey
A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
A type of poetry with 19 lines
Villanelle
Provides background information about the text
Introduction
Evidence that is a specific instance of a general idea
Example
A resource that gives you synonyms (same meaning) and antonyms (opposite meaning) of words
Thesaurus
Good, detailed description that appeals to the 5 senses
Imagery
A type of lyric poetry with 14 lines
Sonnet
The reason an author wrote something- to persuade, inform, narrate, describe
Evidence that is a statement from someone with special knowledge
Expert quotation
To restate something in your own words
Paraphrase
Giving human traits to non-human things
Personification
The main idea that is NOT clearly stated in the text
Implicit Central Idea
A traditional story that explains how an aspect of the world came to be
Myth
Evidence that is a brief, personal story
Anecdote
An organizational pattern an author uses to organize a text
Classification
An exaggeration
Hyperbole
To state something directly
Explicit
Lesson or moral of the story
Theme
When a conflict in a story is resolved and the story ends
Resolution