Literature
The location and/or time period that a story takes place.
What is the SETTING?
The portion of an essay where the main ideas are expressed and evidence is provided is known as this.
What are the BODY PARAGRAPHS?
A direct comparison between two dissimilar things that does not use like or as.
What is a METAPHOR?
Text that follow a timed sequence are written in this text structure.
What is CHRONOLOGICAL?
The common text structure of a recipe.
What is STEP-BY-STEP or SEQUENTIAL?
A story’s most pivotal, suspenseful, or emotional moment.
What is the CLIMAX?
In this type of essay, the writer attempts to present his/her opinion about a subject to an intended audience.
What is an ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY?
“Lincoln is as hyper as a squirrel that just drank a Monster” features an example of this figure of speech.
What is a SIMILE?
The name of the snake-fighting mongoose in a Rudyard Kipling story.
Who is RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI?
The text structure that focuses on similarities and differences of its subjects.
What is COMPARE & CONTRAST?
The person telling the story with first-person point of view.
Who is the NARRATOR? (or MAIN CHARACTER)
When assigned a prompt/topic for an argumentative essay, the writer must choose this before beginning the writing process.
What is a CLAIM or THESIS?
Examples of this figurative language include: Bang, Pow, Buzz, Zap, Rrriinngg!
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
An opposing idea addressed in an argumentative essay.
What is a COUNTERCLAIM?
Vivid adjectives and/or size and dimensions are keys to this text structure.
What is DESCRIPTIVE/SPATIAL?
This type of point of view is often referred to as a “God-like” vantage point or “all-knowing”.
What is THIRD-PERSON OMNISCIENT?
The line at the beginning of a paper that grabs the reader’s attention and makes them want to read further is known as this.
What is the "HOOK"?
In the sentence “The old recliner held me and cradled me,” this type of figure of speech is used to enhance the qualities of the chair.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
The "happily ever after" moment to close a story.
What is the RESOLUTION?
Text structure focuses on the results/impact of a stimulus.
What is CAUSE and EFFECT?
When an author leaves subtle clues in the text that hint at future events.
What is FORESHADOWING?
pieces of information, examples, facts, or explanations that help clarify, explain, or prove the main idea or topic of a paragraph or essay.
What are SUPPORTING DETAILS?
"Mr. Johnson has told us a billion times how important the AASA test is" is an example of this figurative language.
What is HYPERBOLE?
The universal truth or life lesson that a reader may take from a story.
What's THEME?
Text structure in which an author presents an idea/ideas to solve an issue.
What is PROBLEM/SOLUTION?