Parts Of Speech
NOUN?
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
What is
MOOD?
The feeling a text creates for the reader
What is a Simile?
A comparison using "Like" or "As"
Connotation
the feeling, emotion, or idea that a word makes you think of
Hyperbole is a ?
Exaggeration for effects
What is a
VERB?
Action word
What is
TONE?
The author attitude towards the subject
What is a Metaphor?
A comparison that says one thing is another
Denotation
dictionary meaning of a word
The car coughed and wheezed before starting
personification
Describing words are what part of speech?
Adjective
What is Inference?
An educated guess using logic and reasoning.
BOOM,POW,ZAP are examples of what
Onomatopoeia
Direct Characterization
When the author directly tells you about the character
The wild winds whipped wildly
Alliteration
What is a
ADVERB?
a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
The overall takeaway and deeper meaning of the text is
THEME
to give non-living things human characteristics
Personification
Indirect Characterization
The author shows you about the character
Time is a thief
metaphor
What is a Independent Clause?
a stand alone as a sentence. group of words that has a subject and a predicate (verb) and expresses a complete thought
Diction is?
Word choice
Alliteration
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
What is a Dependent Clause
group of words that has a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.
The clock went tick-tock all night.
onomatopoeia