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Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Literary Terms 1
Writing Strategies
Literary Terms 2
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
100
a letter or letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
What is a prefix?
100
where and when a story takes place?
What is the setting?
100
using words out of the question, you can write this
What is a topic sentence or claim?
100
What the passage is mostly about
What is the central/main idea?
200
Using sound words to emphasize the sound they make
What is Onomatopoeia?
200
a word that means about the same as another word
What is a synonym?
200
the turning point in a story
What is the climax?
200
For most short response questions, this is the number of details you need to support your response.
What is two?
200
Using the main idea and relevant details, you can do this
What is write a summary?
300
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is personification?
300
words that are opposite in meaning
What are antonymns?
300
the reason why an author writes
What is author's purpose?
300
these words help make your writing flow from one idea to the next
What are transition words/ phrases?
300
When the author repeats the beginning consonant sound in a series of words....Lucy likes lemon lollipops.
What is alliteration?
400
A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
400
letter or letters added to the end of the word that changes its meaning
What is a suffix?
400
a description of a character based on what they say and what they do
what is a character trait?
400
after supporting your claim with evidence, you should include this
What is an explanation of why your evidence supports your claim?
400
the author's feelings/attitude in the text
What is tone?
500
The use of exaggeration to make a point
What is hyperbole?
500
A word's dictionary definition is its denotation. This is the word's emotional meaning.
What is connotation?
500
details from the text and your background knowledge help you to do this
What is a make an inference or draw a conclusion?
500
the feeling that author creates through his or her choice of words
What is the mood?