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Figurative Language
Informational Text
Miscellaneous
Persuasive Techniques
Vocabulary
100
A comparison of two unlike things usually with the words like or as.
What is simile?
100
A resource used to look up synonyms for a word.
What is thesaurus?
100
The central topic; what a passage is mostly about.
What is main idea?
100
Going with the crowd. "Everybody's doing it"
What is bandwagon effect?
100
Words that have the same meaning.
What is synonym?
200
Comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. Instead, it suggests that the one thing is the other.
What is metaphor?
200
Organizational structure that gives all the things wrong and what will fix it.
What is problem/solution?
200
The big message or lesson learned in a passage/story.
What is theme?
200
Uses commonly held but oversimplified or unfair images of a group.
What is stereotyping?
200
Words that have opposite meanings.
What is antonyms?
300
A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea.
What is personification?
300
Organizational structure that describes the similarities and differences of two or more things.
What is compare/contrast?
300
The reason that a writer writes a certain piece. (To entertain, to inform, to express, to persuade)
What is author's purpose?
300
The celebrity endorsement (or regular person) of a product.
What is testimonial?
300
Using other words in a sentence/paragraph to help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word.
What is context clues?
400
The use of words that mimic sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Organizational structure that places events in the order in which they happen.
What is chronological order?
400
Who the author/writer is writing to.
What is intended audience?
400
Words that sound patriotic, attractive, or catchy but don't really mean anything.
What is glittering generalities?
400
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
500
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
500
Organizational structure that describes events and their causes and consequences.
What is cause/effect?
500
The author's opinion about a topic.
What is viewpoint?
500
A personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment.
What is bias?
500
The thoughts, feelings, and images associated with a word.
What is connotation?