Direction Words 1
To briefly share the main points of something.
Summarizing
To make something clear by using descriptions
Explaining
What you should do first on a reading comprehension test.
Read and connect to the title of the passage
Compare without like or as
Metaphor
same sounds at the end of a line
Rhyme
To give the meaning of something.
Defining
To give many details about something
Describing
What you should do secondly?
Read the questions.
Giving non-human objects human traits
Personification
the 'beat' of a poem
rhythm
To examine something in detail in order to understand it
Analyzing
To make something more clear or to make it visible
Illustrating
If you don't see the correct answer at first, you should...
Eliminate incorrect ones
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Brings up a sensory image by being very descriptive
imagery
To note similarities and differences
Compare/contrast
To show, to explain something in clear terms
Demonstrating
If you don't know the correct answer, and you've eliminated the incorrect ones, you should NOT...
Leave it blank
Words that sound like they are spelled
Onomatopoeia
comparing two sets of two words
Analogies
To point out, to show
Indicating
To figure something out by using evidence and reading 'between the lines'
Inferring
When you are done with the entire test and you have reviewed your answers, you should...
Pat yourself on the back!
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds
alliteration
Use of a concrete object to represent an idea, thought, or belief
Symbolism