Figurative Language
“He’s a walking encyclopedia” is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
This is the most dramatic part of a story.
What is the climax?
The "C" in CER stands for this.
What is a "claim"?
This is only one or two words, and tells you what the article is about.
What is the main topic?
The word rapt means this in "The movie was so suspenseful that the audience sat in rapt attention, eyes wide and unblinking."
What is completely focused or fascinated?
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this.
What is personification?
A character struggling to survive a flood shows this type of conflict.
What is character vs nature?
The part of an essay that explains how the evidence proves your point.
What is "reasoning"?
This is, in a sentence, what the entire article is about.
What is the main idea / central idea?
The word gregarious means this in "Her gregarious nature made her the most popular person at the party — she couldn’t stop talking to everyone!"
What is outgoing or very social?
“My backpack weighs a ton” uses this type of exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
These two things are introduced in the exposition of a story.
What are characters and setting?
This sentence tells the reader what the entire essay is about.
What is a thesis statement?
This is the bad guy, or force that's blocking the hero, in a story.
Who is the antagonist?
The meaning of the word sardonic in "Even though his jokes were sardonic, dripping with sarcasm, everyone knew he didn’t mean to hurt anyone."
What is sarcastic or mocking?
"She was as brave as a lion" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
This literary device gives hints about what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
These make up the third body paragraph of an argumentative text.
What are the counterclaim (or counterargument) and rebuttal?
This is the message or lesson of a story.
What is theme?
The word meticulous means this in "He was so meticulous that he aligned all his pencils exactly one inch apart."
What is very careful or detail-oriented?
"It was raining cats and dogs" is an example of this.
What is an idiom?
When you use context clues to figure out something that's not explicitly stated.
What is inference?
If the reader can't picture you doing this at the end of the conclusion, your essay's ending wasn't strong enough.
What is a mic drop?
These are the first two things to do, when faced with a long block of text and a question.
What are reading the question first, and highlighting the first sentence of each paragraph?
The meaning of the word obfuscate in "The politician tried to obfuscate the issue by using vague terms and changing the subject."
What is to confuse or hide the truth?