Vocabulary
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using the words like or as.
“Not mine, not mine, not mine, but Mrs. Price is already turning to page thirty-two, and math problem number four.”
Repetition
"Fog hanging like old / Coats between the trees"
Simile
What is text structure?
How the text is organized for the reader's understanding
What is alliteration?
The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
What is rhyming?
The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line.
“...the red sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain.”
Simile
"I was making a fire in my hands"
Metaphor
Name one example of text structure
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
Cause/Problem/Solution
Comparison
Chronological
What is an onomatopoeia?
Word is formed to imitate or suggest the sound it describes.
What is hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration
“You put that sweater on right now and no more nonsense.”
Alliteration
"Frost cracking beneath my steps"
Onomatopoeia
What is the purpose of figurative language?
To create vivid imagery, evoke emotions, add depth or interest to writing.
More impact than plain, literal language.
What is repetition?
A word, phrase, or sentence used multiple times to create emphasis.
What is personification?
Attributing human qualities like emotions, actions, or characteristics to non-human subjects.
“I put one arm through one sleeve of the sweater that smells like cottage cheese”
Sensory Language
"A few cars hissing past"
Personification (Onomatopoeia)
Name one example of an author's purpose verb
Highlight, illustrate, conveys, depicts, suggests, emphasizes ...
What is an idiom?
A phrase or expression whose meaning is different from its literal meaning.
What is Sensory Language
Words and phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch)
"It’s maybe a thousand years old and even if it belonged to me I wouldn't say so."
Hyperbole
"Beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone"
Alliteration
What is enjambment?
Wrapping sentences across multiple lines.
Not pausing at the end of each line.
Punctuation marks determine where to pause or stop.