Figurative language
Compares two different things using "like" or "as"
Simile
katherine gave katie a watch
Capitalize Katherine, Capitalize Katie, add a period
Researching a topic and putting your findings in your essay
Research
Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
elexia thought cats dogs and mice were cool.
Capitalize Elexia. Comma between cats, dogs, and mice.
Explaining something
Expository
giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things
Personification
what is anne going to draw.
Capitalize What. Capitalize Anne. Put a question mark.
Telling a story
Narrative
a great exaggeration
Hyperbole
What is the point of pencils, pens, markers.
Add "and" in between pens and markers. Add question mark.
Convincing the audience of your point of view
persuasive
a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture
Allusion
Mr skinner said she was, a bad student.
Mr. Skinner said she was a bad student.
Explore a topic and establish a point of view
Argumentative