Figurative Language
Uses the words "like" or "as" to show similarities and differences.
What is a simile?
Organizational patterns authors use to arrange information in a text
What are text structures?
This word means to look closely at a text in order to understand how it works or what it means
The main point or message an author wants to convey
What is central idea?
Appeal to logic or reason
What is Logos?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
First, I gather... Then I... Next I...
What is sequence/chronology?
To make an educated guess based on evidence and reasoning, you are making this
What is an inference?
Part of text that contains clues to the central idea
What is the introduction or conclusion?
Appeal to credibility or authority
What is ethos?
Comparison that says one thing is another, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
While both apples and oranges are fruits, apples are typically round and red, whereas oranges are
What is compare/contrast?
To break something down into parts to understand how it is structured
What is deconstruct?
Support the central idea by providing facts, examples, and explanations
What are supporting details?
Appeal to the audience's emotions
What is pathos?
"I've told you a million times to clean your room!"
What is hyperbole?
Because the weather was extremely cold, many people chose to stay home.
What is cause and effect?
To restate something in your own words
What is paraphrase?
This is the central idea of Fahrenheit 451, a novel where books are banned and burned
What is the danger of censorship and the loss of independent thought in a conformist society?
A story about a child overcoming adversity to inspire hope
What is Pathos?
An example using this technique is light and darkness
What is juxtaposition?
For example, for instance, such as, to illustrate
What is description?
The reason an author writes-whether to inform, persuade, or entertain or explain
What is author's purpose?
Passage discusses how cellphones have changed communication, the central idea is
What is the influence of cellphones on communication?
A comparison between two products, highlighting the features of one as superior to the other
What is Logos?