Figurative Langauge
A comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
The author's attitude toward his subject.
What is tone?
One subject, one verb or predicate
What is a simple sentence?
Names a person, place, thing, or idea.
The type of essay that seeks to convince the reader to take a stand or support one position
Giving nonhuman items human characteritics
What is personification?
When an author forewarns us of events to come.
What is a foreshadow?
What is complex sentence?
Words that modify and describe nouns
What are adjectives?
What is a 4 or 16?
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The overall atmosphere or feeling a work gives off
What is mood?
Two independent clauses combined
What is a compound sentence?
What is an adverb?
A cool way to start an essay, to engage your reader.
What is a hook?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Repetition
Referring back to a memory or special moment in the past
What is flashback?
Two things needed between the independent clauses in a compound sentence.
What are commas and conjunctions?
Words that show location, like on, around, between, etc.
What are prepositions?
Type of essay that forces students to EXPLAIN their thinking about a topic.
When one text refers to another text, usually Biblical or classical
What is allusion?
When something is opposite of what you expect.
For example, a dog named lucky but has one eye and three legs
or a cousin called Slim, but chubby
What is irony?
Includes at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses
What is a compound- complex sentence?
Words like AND, BUT, OR, YET, etc
What are conjunctions (FANBOYS)?
What is connotation?