An example would be, "Language arts class is the best class ever!"
What is hyperbole?
100
Synonyms for this type of analysis would include: similar, same, related, and same as.
What is compare?
200
Where the story takes place. It also includes mood and tone of the place.
What is setting?
200
When you use your own words to describe the article or story to help you better understand what you read.
What is summarizing?
200
He is an example of this type of pronoun.
What is an object pronoun.
200
Giving inanimate objects human qualities.
What is personification?
200
Words that have a strong emotion attached to the meaning of a word.
What is a connotative meaning (connotations)?
300
The sequence of events of a fiction story.
What is the plot?
300
Generally, this is where you can find the central idea (two possible questions).
What is the title or 1st paragraph?
300
Themselves and ourselves are examples of this type of pronoun.
What are intensive/reflexive pronouns?
300
A literary tool used to make analogies, such as, "He was drowning in a sea of grief."
What is a metaphor?
300
When you reach a conclusion based on facts.
What is deductive reasoning?
400
This is the main character of the story around whom the story evolves. This character can be a person, animal, or creature.
What is protagonist?
400
Examples include relevant examples, studies, quotes from experts, and statistics.
What are examples of strong evidence?
400
My, mine, and hers are examples of this type of pronoun.
What are possessive pronouns?
400
Words that represent sounds. Examples are: bang, snap, and crunch.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
"A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon is an example of this type of conflict.
What is Character versus Self?
500
Generally, the five, sequential steps of a fiction story.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
500
Consists of vague statements not supported by evidence.
What are generalizations?
500
You is an example of a pronoun that can fit across all of these types of pronouns.
What are subject and object pronouns.
500
When you reference a character from another story to make a comparison in a different story. Example, "her slippers sparkled like Dorothy's ruby slippers."
What is allusion?
500
Being aware, as you read, of what the author is trying to convince into believing or thinking. The author will use many techniques to convince the reader.