Figurative Language
Name the figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile
The feeling that the author creates for the reader: happy, sad, tense, etc.
What is Mood?
This is often the name for the first paragraph where the author writes their main claim.
What is an introduction?
If MCAS asks you to "compare," you should write about how two texts/characters are _________.
What is similar or alike?
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is the setting?
Giving human traits to an object or animal: "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is Personification?
The attitude an author has toward a topic or subject: serious, silly, curious, etc.
What is Tone?
This part of the essay is the most important. They are often organized as claim, evidence, reasoning.
What are body paragraphs?
If MCAS asks you to "contrast," you should write about how two texts/characters are _________.
What is different?
The most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is the climax?
The author’s use of language that affects the reader’s five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch.
What is imagery?
The point of view when a text written using "she," "he," "they."
What is third person point of view?
This is the part of a paragraph where the author states an opinion or tells the reader the goal of the paragraph.
What is claim or topic sentence?
Name of author technique of repeating the same word or phrase.
What is repetition?
The events of a story are called this. Try not to lose it.
What is plot?
The use of exaggeration and overstatement by the author to prove or emphasize an idea.
What is hyperbole?
An object or place that represents an idea. For example a flag, a heart shape, or wedding ring.
What is a symbol?
What is evidence or text details?
The phrase that describes the personality of a character: brave, friendly, obnoxious.
What are character traits?
The big message in the story about life or what it means to be human.
What is theme?
Cultural saying that doesn’t make sense when translated. Piece of cake! Raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
The word to describe the dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
An author should write _____________ in their own words to connect text details to their claim.
If the MCAS asks you to write a "narrative," you should write ________.
What is a story?
A clue in a story about what might happen next. In "Uprising" we learn the factory doors are often locked.
What is foreshadowing?