Category 1
An example of this term is "All Al's alligators ate apples."
alliteration
To determine how important something is
evaluate
Proof that something is true
Evidence
A saying that means something different than what it should mean (The test was a piece of cake).
idiom
A way to compare things, NOT using like or as. My teacher is a dragon.
Metaphor
To examine a text carefully in order to find information or explain what it means.
Analyze
To talk someone into doing something and make them believe it is the right thing.
Convince
In a story mountain, the part of the story after the climax and the problem has been solved.
falling action
A type of writing or text that provides information.
inform
A sound word like Brrrrrrrrr or Shhhhhhh
Onomatopoeia
Prejudiced against something in an unfair way;
Bias
To offer something to a situation
Contribute
Special language used in writing, like similes, metaphors and alliteration.
figurative language
When the text says exactly what it means.
literal description
To solve the problem
Resolve
Something that pushes a character to make a decision.
Character Motivation
To tell how two or more things are alike.
Comparative
When a character in a book remembers something that happened in the past.
flashback
Parts of the story like setting, characters, plot and theme
literary element
Words that compare two things using the words like or as (as cold as ice).
simile
To end or the ending
Conclude
The qualities of a character (brave, caring, cruel)
charateristics
When the author leaves clues about something that will happen later in the book.
foreshadow
To talk someone into believing the way that you do.
Persuade
When characters are talking in a book.
dialogue