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Fiction
Vocabulary
Non-fiction
Literary Devices/Figurative language
Miscellaneous
100

Things that belong in the first paragraph of an essay

Hook/Attention Grabber, Thesis, Main ideas of essay

100

Many of us have ambivalent feelings about our politicians, admiring but also distrusting them. Does ambivalent mean mixed, critical, or approving?

Mixed

100

Extreme exaggeration. Example: I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!

Hyperbole

100
The atmosphere created by an author's word choices.
Mood
100
An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea. When I thought about my chemistry final, I knew what David must have felt when facing Goliath.
Allusion
200

A guide you make to help you write your essay is called an

Outline

200

The adverse effects of this drug, including dizziness, nausea, and headaches, have caused it to be withdrawn from the market. Does adverse mean artificial, energetic, harmful?

Harmful

200

A phrase that has taken on a meaning different from what is expected. Example: Get a taste of your own medicine.

Idiom

200

The point of the story or book when we are introduced to our characters, setting, and the main conflict.

Exposition

200
"My locker is a garbage dump" is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor
300

Type of essay where you are taking a side and defending it

Argumentative Essay

300

Mundane activities such as doing the laundry or dishes or going food shopping or reading the newspaper all help me relax. Does mundane mean exciting, painful, or ordinary?

Ordinary

300

The literal, DICTIONARY definition of a word

Denotation

300
The emotional response created by a word. These are the CONNECTIONS we make to that word.
Connotation.
300
"The moon was as round as a glowing baseball" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
400

The sentence you use to guide the reader into your next paragraph is called a

transition sentence

400

Some animals have remarkable longevity. For example, the giant land tortoise can live several hundred years. Does longevity mean appearances,  length of life, or habits>

Length of life

400

Main character of an epic poem / has extraordinary or superhuman abilities

Epic Hero

400
The point of highest emotional intensity in a story
Climax
400

Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting. List a synonym of the word scalding?

hot, burning, blistering, searing, sizzling

500

When you steal someone else's ideas and claim them as your own in an essay

Plagiarism

500

Today was a day of turmoil at work. The phones were constantly ringing, people were running back and forth, and several offices were being painted. Does turmoil mean discussion, confusion, or harmony?

Confusion

500
The attitude an author takes toward a subject
Tone
500

the main idea / subject of a piece of writing

theme

500

Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person who hit their car today. What is a synonym for the word grave?

serious, solemn