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Words starting in "co"
Literary Devices
Critical Thinking
By Example
Comprehension
100
To examine in order to observe or discover similarities or differences
What is Compare
100
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words of a sentence
What is Alliteration
100
opinion given as to what to do or how to handle a situation.
What is advice
100
"He is like a cheetah"
What is a simile
100
A topic or a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work
What is Theme
200
To show differences when compared
What is Contrast
200
The giving of human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is personification
200
The three main purposes for which authors write
What are to entertain, inform, and persuade
200
"Meow"
What is an onomatopoeia
200
Statements or thoughts to be taken without proof
What is assumption
300
A struggle within the plot between opposing forces
What is Conflict
300
An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect
What is Hyperbole
300
The author's attitude as reflected in the manner of the author's written expression
What is Tone
300
"She is a tidal wave"
What is a metaphor
300
To foresee what might happen in a text based on a reader's background knowledge
What is Predict
400
The last step in a reasoning process; a judgment, decision, or opinion formed after investigation or thought
What is Conclusion
400
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
What is irony
400
The drawing of inferences or conclusions from known or assumed facts
What is reasoning
400
"Killing two birds with one stone"
What is an idiom
400
To understand something not directly stated in the text by using past experience and knowledge combined with the text
What is Infer
500
To give or supply in common with others: give to a common fund or for a common purpose
What is Contribute
500
A comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship.
What is Analogy
500
Having or showing good sense or sound judgment
What is sensible
500
"Well that was a greeeat idea. I looove wasting my money"
What is sarcasm
500
A synthesis of the important ideas in a text presented in a condensed form to determine what is important in the text
What is summary