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Figurative Language
Special Words
Author's Vocab
Thinking as Reader
Potluck
100
comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What is a simile?
100
a form of a word after all affixes have been removed.
What is a root word?
100
an organized text structure in nonfiction texts where the author typically presents a problem and possible solutions to it
What is problem and solution?
100
to compare differences
What is to contrast?
100
an actual thing that exists and is provable, observable, and measurable
What is a fact?
200
giving an object human qualities
What is personification?
200
a group of letters attached to the end of a word to change its meaning (able, ful, less)
What is a suffix?
200
the author’s main thought; the chief topic of a text
What is central idea?
200
the summing up of a text
What is a conclusion?
200
a section of written work
What is a passage?
300
sound words; examples: moo, snap, plop, meow
What is onomatopoeia?
300
two words with similar meanings
What is synonym?
300
is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay etc.
What is Point of View?
300
a conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person
What is a generalization?
300
the way a piece of writing is organized; this is especially true of nonfiction
What is text structure?
400
comparing two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What is a metaphor?
400
a word that is the opposite of another word
What is antonym?
400
"A message the author is trying to convey about life. 
It may be stated directly or may need to be inferred. "
What is a theme?
400
to capture all the most important parts of the original text but express them in a much shorter space in the readers own words
What is to summarize?
400
words that sound the same, but have different meanings and are spelled differently
What is homophone
500
extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
500
"a group of letters attached to the front of a word to change it’s meaning (un, dis, non, pre)"
What is prefix?
500
the author’s intent to either inform or teach someone about something, to entertain people, or to persuade their audience to do or not do something
What is author's purpose?
500
provides proof of the main idea
What is supporting detail?
500
a phrase not to be taken literally. “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
What is idiom?