Vocabulary
to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text...
What is an inference ?
When a writer describes an object as if it were a person.
What is personification?
My father can lift two tons.
What is hyperbole ?
to persuade, inform, explain, or entertain
What is author's purpose ?
A word that imitates the natural sound of something.
What is Onomatopoeia ?
The life lesson or message of a story.
What is the theme ?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile ?
The beautiful butterfly blew by the bay.
What is alliteration ?
The main argument made by the author.
What is Claim?
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same thing as another word or phrase.
What is a synonym ?
The most important point or idea that the author is making in a passage.
What is the main idea?
A comparison without using like or as.
What is a metaphor ?
Recess was a zoo.
What is a metaphor ?
When an author holds a strong opinion or belief about his or her topic.
What is Bias ?
A word or phrase that means the opposite of a word or phrase in the same language
What is an antonym ?
The specific order of a series of events that form a story.
What is the plot?
An exaggeration beyond belief
What is hyperbole ?
The trees sighed in the afternoon breeze.
What is personification?
Something that proves or demonstrates the truth of something else.
What is Evidence ?
The attitude of an author about a subject or an audience...
What is TONE?
Where and when a story takes place, including the time of day, the season, or the location.
What is the setting?
The use of the same sound to start several words in a row.
What is alliteration?
She is as pretty as a picture.
What is a simile ?
Presenting the words, works, or ideas of someone else as though they are one’s own...
What is Plagiarism ?
A passage that explains or informs.
What is Informational Text ?