Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This text structure explains how two things are alike and how they are different.
What is Compare and Contrast?
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
What is a synonym?
The punctuation mark used to separate items in a list or series.
What is a comma?
You must always "cite" this to prove your answer is correct.
What is evidence (or text evidence)?
Words that sound exactly like the noise they describe, such as buzz, splash, or boom.
What is onomatopoeia?
Words like first, next, then, and finally indicate this type of text structure.
What is Chronological Order?
The part of the word added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning.
What is a prefix?
These are used to show exactly what a character is saying out loud.
What are quotation marks?
The "message" or "lesson" about life that the author wants the reader to learn.
What is the theme?
Giving human qualities to non-human objects, like "the wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
This structure explains an issue and possible ways resolve that issue.
What is Problem and Solution?
Using the words and sentences around an unknown word to figure out its meaning.
What are context clues?
A word that takes the place of a noun, such as he, she, it, or they.
What is a pronoun?
The main problem a character is facing in a story.
What is the conflict?
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally, such as "I have a million things to do."
What is a hyperbole?
This structure explains why something happened and what the result was.
What is Cause and Effect?
This Latin root means "earth."
What is geo?
A word that describes what a noun is like.
What is an adjective?
When a story is told by a character using the words "I," "me," and "my."
What is First-Person Point of View?
A comparison that says one thing is another, like "The snow is a white blanket."
What is a metaphor?
The reason an author writes a text, often categorized as Persuade, Inform, or Entertain.
What is Author's Purpose?
If the suffix -less means "without," this word means "without hope."
What is hopeless?
A word that describes what a noun is doing in a sentence.
What is a verb?
Using clues from the story plus what you already know to make a smart guess.
What is an inference?