Figurative Language
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The rhetoric that appeals to emotions
What is pathos?
The date, time and place a story occurs
What is the setting?
A text structure that looks at similarities and differences between two things
What is compare and contrast?
To figure out a new word by looking at the words around it
What is use context clues?
A comparison NOT using like or as
What is metaphor?
The rhetoric that appeals to logic
What is logos?
One word to describe what the text is about
What is the topic?
A text structure where a problem is solved
What is problem and solution?
The direct dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
The rhetoric that appeals to the speaker's credibility
What is ethos?
The message the author is trying to share
What is the theme?
A text structure where events occur in the order they happened
What is chronological order?
The feeling associated with a word, not its dictionary definition
What is connotation?
Giving human traits to objects
What is personification?
An essay that is written to tell your opinion or claim is
What is argumentative writing?
The plot structure that occurs after the rising action
What is the climax?
A text feature that is a map, graph or illustration used to help reader comprehension
What is a graphic?
Expressions that are not literal but are used for rhetorical effect
What is figurative language?
A sentence that uses a repeated sound at the beginning of most of the words
What is alliteration?
The author's claim is
What is their opinion or stance on a debatable topic?
The introduction stage of a plot is
What is the exposition?
In order to understand a text, it is smart to do this on your paper
What is annotate?
The opposite of figurative language
What is literal meaning?