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Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Writing
Author's Purpose
100
What the passage is all about
What is the central idea?
100
words that mean about the same as each other
What are synonyms?
100
comparing two things using "Like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
a statement that tells what you are writing about
What is a claim/topic sentence?
100
persuade, inform and entertain are examples of
What is Author's Purpose?
200
a brief retelling of the passage using the central idea and relevant details
What is a summary?
200
a letter or letters added on to the beginning of a word
What is a prefix?
200
the use of sound words
What is onomatopoeia?
200
the number of text based details that you should have in a short answer response
What is 2-3 details/pieces of evidence?
200
When an author tries to convince you
What is persuade?
300
Where and when a story takes place?
What is the setting?
300
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
What are homophones?
300
giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is personification?
300
words and phrases that make your writing 'flow' together?
What are transitional words/phrases?
300
Statistics and facts would be used to
What is persuade or inform?
400
The feeling that the author creates in the passage
What is the mood?
400
Words that are opposites or have opposite meanings?
What are antonyms?
400
using exaggeration to make a point
What is hyperbole?
400
These sentences show WHY your evidence supports your claim
What are explanations?
400
the genre or kind of text that usually entertains you
What is fiction?
500
All of the events of a story including the turning point
What is the plot?
500
A word's emotional meaning?
What is connotation?
500
when the author uses vivid descriptions to paint a picture in the mind of the reader
What is imagery?
500
When you are done writing you should always do this
What is check your work/see if your response is correct/accurate?
500
The author's attitude that is expressed in the text?
What is tone?