Examples of figurative language
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Description
a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event
phrase
a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.
A. C. E. method
designed to help writers organize their writing and support their thinking to form constructed responses for informative/explanatory compositions.
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Rising action
the section of plot that begins with a conflict and is concerned with the main character's struggle to overcome that conflict
cause and effect
the operation or relation of a cause and its effect.
clause
a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
Different povs
1st person POV uses the pronouns “I” and “we.” 2nd person POV uses the pronoun “you.” 3rd person POV uses the pronouns “she,” “he,” “they,” and “it.”
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Climax
when the CONFLICT of the PLOT is resolved.
compare and contrast
comparing is showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way.
simple sentence
conflict
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Onomatopeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Falling action
the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.
chronology/sequence
an arrangement of events in the order of their happening or based on the time they have occurred.
compound sentence
modifier
words, phrases, and clauses that affect and often enhance the meaning of a sentence.
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
conclusion
the final and most powerful point of a story
problem and solution
a format of writing that involves setting up the structure of written text to show different problems and then how the problem is solved.
complex sentence
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
main idea
A general statement about the paragraph (or reading selection).