Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
(A: What is a simile?)
The most exciting point or the turning point of a story.
(A: What is the climax?)
A word that takes the place of a noun, such as "he," "she," or "they."
(A: What is a pronoun?)
The dictionary definition of a word.
(A: What is denotation?)
To make an "educated guess" based on text evidence and your own knowledge.
(A: What is making an inference?)
"The wind whispered through the trees."
(A: What is personification?)
A struggle between a character and an outside force, like a storm.
(A: What is person vs. nature?)
Use this punctuation mark to join two independent clauses without a conjunction
(A: What is a semicolon?)
The emotional feeling or "vibe" associated with a word.
(A: What is connotation?)
Using the words around an unknown word to figure out its meaning.
(A: What are context clues?)
Extreme exaggeration, such as "I have a million things to do today!"
(A: What is hyperbole?)
The part of the plot where the author introduces the characters and setting.
(A: What is the exposition?)
FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) are examples of these.
(A: What are coordinating conjunctions?)
To take someone else's work or ideas and pass them off as your own.
(A: What is to plagiarize?)
Citing specific parts of the text to prove your answer.
(A: What is using text evidence?)
A reference to a well-known person, place, or event from history or literature.
(A: What is an allusion?)
The message or "lesson learned" from a work of fiction.
(A: What is the theme?)
A group of words containing a subject and a verb that can stand alone as a sentence.
(A: What is an independent clause?)
This academic term means to break something down into parts to examine it closely.
(A: What is to analyze?)
To restate the main points of a text in a shorter way.
(A: What is to summarize?)
When the audience knows something the characters do not.
(A: What is dramatic irony?)
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
(A: What is foreshadowing?)
To avoid this error, ensure your singular subject has a singular verb.
(A: What is subject-verb agreement?)
A story of a person's life written by that person.
(A: What is an autobiography?)
The author's reason for writing (Persuade, Inform, Entertain).
(A: What is author's purpose?)