Figurative Language
What kind of figurative language exaggerates?
'I'm so HUNGRY, I could eat a HORSE"
Hyperbole
This greek root has to do with EARTH
geo-
What is the name for where and when a story takes place?
setting
The purpose of this kind of writing is to defend a position or perspective
argumentative
What are the three main purposes for writing?
To pursuade, to inform, and to entertain
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
This latin root has to do with HEAVINESS
-Gravis-
Telling a story using the 'he, she, them' perspective?
3rd person point of view
This is another word for an author's position
claim
What is the word for an authors word choice?
This type of figurative language incorporates the repetition of consonant sounds.
EX: she sells seashells by the seashore
Alliteration
This greek root has to do with LIFE
Bio-
What is the author's attitude?
Tone
The support that one looks for in a text to defend one's claim.
Evidence
There are two kinds of characterization
Which one SHOWS you who a character is?
Indirect characterization
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to non-human things.
Personification
This greek root has to do with TIME
CHRONO-
This perspective uses 'you'
This is an argumentative technique where one uses the opposition's argument against them
counter-claim
What is the word for how an author organizes words in a sentence?
syntax
This type of figurative language has figures of speech
EX: It's raining cats and dogs!
idiom
This greek root has to do with MANY
multi-
What is the MOST EXCITING part of a story?
Climax
This part of a paragraph includes adding more information, explanations, and expanding upon the main idea of the paragraph
elaboration
What is the name for the dictionary definition of a word?
denotation