6th Grade Vocabulary
What is the definition of compare ?
Identifying similarities between two or more objects.
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
direct comparison of things without using like or as
What is a claim ?
Your argument/answer
What is cause ?
Why something happens .
What is the definition of contrast ?
Looking at the differences between two or more objects.
define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
What is the central idea ?
The main idea/ what the text is mostly about .
What is effect .
The result of what happens.
Rachel
What is theme ?
The lesson which the author is trying to teach
What is imagery ?
Using the 5 senses to describe something and create a picture in the readers head.
what point of view would an author use to talk directly to the audience
What is second person point of view
What does chronological order mean ?
Listing events in the order of when they occur.
What is personification ?
Giving human qualities to non-living things.
What does it mean to foreshadow ?
be a warning or indication of (a future event)
What does RACE stand for
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
What is a flash back ?
Looking to the past to give context to a current situation.
What is conflict ?
an issue
What does it mean to infer ?
Make an educated guess based on evidence.
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of...
What is alliteration
What does PIE stand for when talking about author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What are the parts of a plot line ?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
Name 3 stories we read this year.
Varies