Figurative Language
What piece of figurative language uses like or as?
Simile
I am unclear about the directions.
What does unclear mean?
Time, location, place of a story
setting
What is extra information about a word or topic that is listed at the bottom of a page?
Footnote
The beginning of your essay is called what?
Introduction
"I am an eagle soaring through the sky."
What piece of figurative language am I?
Metaphor
I ran quickly through the woods.
What does the suffix -ly do to the word quick?
Makes it an adverb.
The main character or "good guy."
Protagonist
What does compare/contrast mean?
To list the similarities and differences between 2 or more things.
What is theme?
The lesson learned.
The weeds whistled like a chorus.
Personification
I have expanded my horizons.
What tense does ed make expand?
Past
What point of view is this?
Sandy went to the seashore to collect seashells.
Third person.
What does chronological mean?
To list in the order that the events happen.
What is the summarization of your essay called?
Conclusion
I have told you a million times
hyperbole
I am disgusted by radishes.
How do I feel about radishes?
I do not like them.
What a story is about?
Central idea
What is a preposition?
Shows location, time, direction, or place
What is the last statement of your introduction and conclusion supposed to be?
Thesis statement
I heard a "Crash!"
Onomatopoeia
I am extraordinarily proud of my classes.
Label every prefix and suffix of the italicized word.
ex- prefix
ly- suffix
Resolution
What is the proof you use to support your statement?
Textual evidence
What is a statement that is an opposing claim in an argumentative essay?
Counterclaim