The Dolphin Water Bottle
Two sentences joined without proper punctuation
What is: Run-on Sentence
The first sentence of a body paragraph; introduces the main topic of the body paragraph.
What is: Topic Sentence
Main idea or lesson in the story; life lesson learned
What is: Theme
Comparison without using like/as
What is: Metaphor
A noun or noun phrase used to rename the noun in front of it
Missing subject, Verb, Or complete thought
At the end of each body paragraph; connects topics from one paragraph to the next.
What is: Transition Sentence
A problem that happens Inside a character's mind or heart
What is: Internal Conflict
Comparison using like/as
What is: similie
Used to show a break in a sentence
What is: Dash
When an object represents or stands for something greater than itself
What is: Symbolism
encourages the reader to think more deeply about the topic; (ask the reader a question, tell them to learn a lesson from the essay, make a final point that relates to the thesis, call your reader to action".
What is: Reader Request
Happens between the character and some/something else
what is: External Conflict
an Exaggeration
What is: hyperbole
What is this ;
What does it do
What is Semi Colon
What is: to separate two independent clauses or ideas
The point the author is arguing; what he/she believes
What is: Author's Claim
The emotion the author expresses in the text
What is: Tone
The end of the story where the main conflict is resolved
What is: Resolution
giving non-human like thing human-like qualities
What is: Personification
Who is your favorite teacher
What is: Ms. Troitsky!!!!!!!!
the opposing viewpoint to an argument
What is: Counterclaim
background information about the characters or setting
What is: Exposition
Educated guesses; reading between the lines
What is: inferences
A literary term for giving the reader a visual using some of the 5 senses: sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing
What is: Imagery
Dependent Clause (begins with: after, although, as, when, while, unless, until, because, before, if, since) and Independent clause
What is: Complex Sentence