Essay
Parts of an Introduction
What is the hook, context, and thesis
Speaker
What is the voice that is telling the poem
Metaphor
What is a comparison between two unlike things
Luxuries
What is items or experiences that add pleasure or comfort. Non-essentials
My mind is a puddle in the street reflecting green
What is a Metaphor
Supporting Facts
What is evidence, or information that proves your claim
Compare and Contrast
What is comparing looks at similarities and contrasting looks at differences
Simile
What is a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Reflective Mood
What is a state of thinking where the speaker looks back at past event to gain understanding
The faces at the street crossings shine like a row of eggs on a pantry shelf.
What is a simile
Evidence
What is words or information that is able to back up your claim
Mood
What is the reader's feeling created by the text
Symbolism
What is the use of an object to represent something else
Semicolon
What is a punctuation mark that connects two related independent clauses (ideas)
He overwhelmed the boxer with avalanches of punches.
What is a Metaphor
Claim
What is a debatable answer to the question or prompt
Tone
What is the attitude towards the poem
Alliteration
What is the repetition of words that have the same consonant sound
Abounds
What is to be full or plentiful of something
The musicians spun great webs of sound.
What is a metaphor
Subject Matter
What is the topic or the main discussion of the essay
Theme
What is the main message, or what the story trying to teach you
Imagery
What is the use of language to create a mental picture for the reader
Reverie
What is to be daydreaming
A hundred miles of landscape spread before me like a fan.
What is a simile