A figure of speech that compares to unlike things in which no word of comparison is used.
What is a metaphor?
100
The author's topic and opinion about a particular topic, said in sentence format.
What is a thesis statement?
100
A visual representation of information in an organized manner that is intended to enhance understanding (e.g., Venn diagram or KWL chart)
What is a graphic organizer?
100
The noun that is typically doing the action in a sentence.
What is the subject?
200
An action word.
What is a verb?
200
The arrangement of words in a rhythmical pattern, with stressed and unstresssed syllables.
What is meter?
200
A type of fiction or nonfiction that tells a story or series of events.
What is a narrative?
200
The group of people to whom an author writes.
Who is the audience?
200
A phrase which renames or describes a noun, set off by commas (e.g., My friend, Melissa, is here).
What is an appositive?
300
A word that describes an adjective or a verb. It often answers the question "When?" or "To what extent."
What is an adverb?
300
Descriptive language used in literature to recreate sensory experiences, enrich writing, and to make the writing more vivid, sensory details.
What is imagery?
300
The main point or purpose of a piece of writing, often state in a thesis statement or topic sentence.
What is a controlling idea?
300
The review of the content within a story or essay, often to fix ideas or sentences.
What is revision?
300
The part of a sentence that consists of a verb and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it. It usually expresses the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject. (e.g., Larry "is here".)
What is the predicate?
400
An exclamation or strong feeling.
What is an interjection?
400
A rhyme of the last syllables of lines of poetry
What is end rhyme?
400
To use examples to show how things are similar and different, with the greater emphasis on similarities.
What is compare?
400
The creation of a final piece of written work, often associated with books and printed works.
What is publishing?
400
An adjective, found in after the verb, that describes the subject of a sentence.
What is a predicate adjective?
500
A word that joins two ideas, sentences, or clauses together.
What is a conjuction?
500
The repetition of initial sounds, usually at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
500
Primarily expository writing with the intent to demonstrate knowledge within an academic setting.
What is academic discourse?
500
A preliminary, or first, copy of a written work, often with misspelled words and no editing.
What is a rough draft? (sloppy copy)
500
A sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.