Prefix
Prefix: un
not
Suffix: -ed
Past
A comparision made using the words "like" or "as"
Example: He's as tall as a tree.
Simile
This type of text tells a story.
A. Argumentative/Persuasive
B. Expository
C. Informative
D. Narrative
Narrative
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.
Example: The tree's branches danced in the wind
Personification
Prefix: re
again
Suffix: ible/able
A comparision made by calling one thing another.
Example: He is a skyscraper.
Metaphor
This type of text that explains something.
A. Argumentative/Persuasive
B. Expository
C. Informative
D. Narrative
Expository
Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
Example: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
Prefix: pre
before
Suffix: -est
compare
Common expressions in which the words mean something different from their literal meaning.
Example: I'm all ears.
Idiom
This type of text tries to convince the reader of something.
A. Argumentative/Persuasive
B. Expository
C. Informative
D. Narrative
Argumentative
A word that mimics a sound.
Example: Bang, Boom, Zoom
onomatopoeia
Prefix: mis
wrong
Suffix: -ing
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
Example: Mead Mustangs make teaching memorable.
Alliteration
This type of non-fiction text is used to provide information about a topic.
A. Argumentative/Persuasive
B. Expository
C. Informative
D. Narrative
Informative
Using contradictory terms with opposing meanings.
Examples: Jumbo shrimp, Organized chaos, old news
oxymoron
Prefix: non
without
Suffix: -less
without/not
.A comparision between two things
Example: Beautiful is to hideous as exciting is to dull.
Analogy
The most important sentence in the first paragraph of a persuasive essay is:
thesis statement or claim
What type of figurative language is this:
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
Alliteration