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Figurative Language 1
Literary Devices
Writing
Parts of Speech
Non-Fiction
100
Describing something without using 'like' or 'as'
What is a metaphor?
100
Sequence of important events in a story
What is a plot?
100
Coming up with the initial ideas for what to write about
What is brainstorming?
100
a person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
100
What the entire article is about
What is the controlling idea?
200
Describing something using 'like' or 'as'
What is simile?
200
Discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
What is irony?
200
The main idea of an essay that tells the reader what is being written about
What is a thesis statement?
200
An action word
What is a verb?
200
used to prove a point of view or beliefs
What is evidence?
300
An author uses exaggeration to evoke a strong emotion or idea in the reader
What is hyperbole?
300
Uses words to help the reader create images in his or her mind
What is imagery?
300
The first draft of a paper
What is a rough draft?
300
Describes a noun
What is an adjective?
300
Type of writing used to make someone believe to act in a manner you want them to
What is a persuasive essay?
400
A reference to a piece of literature, history, myth, or modern culture found in a piece of literature
What is an allusion?
400
The literal meaning if a word.
What is denotation?
400
To re-read a paper and make changes to improve it
What is revising?
400
Takes the place of a noun
What is a pronoun?
400
A type of writing used to tell a personal story
What is a personal narrative?
500
Giving human characteristics to a non-human object.
What is personification?
500
The implied meaning of a word
What is denotation?
500
when an idea or thought is settled
What is a conclusion?
500
Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an adverb?
500
A type of writing used to inform or explain
What is an expository essay?