Figurative Language
comparing two things using like or as
A simile
The first paragraph in an essay
Introduction
How the characters act and feel
Character traits
Connecting text to something personal
Text to self
Only includes main idea
Summaries
Using an exaggeration to prove a point
Hyperbole
The last paragraph in an essay
Conclusion
The lesson learned
Theme
Connecting text to another piece of writing
Text to text
Includes details and key words
Paraphrasing
comparing two things not using like or as
Metaphor
The meat of the essay
body paragraphs
Why the author wrote the story
Author's purpose
Connecting text to something happening in the world
Text to society
Is shorter
Summaries
Giving non-human things human-like characteristics
Personification
Paragraph telling why the other side of your argument is wrong
Refute
Connecting your text to something else
Making connections
Reading about a track star and writing a story about the time you tried out for the track team
Text to self
Is written in your own words
Summaries and paraphrasing
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words
Alliteration
Where the thesis statement goes
Introduction
One sentence telling the reader what the entire essay will be about
Thesis statement
Reading about a kid getting sick with the flu and finding an article about a doctor who diagnoses kids with the flu a lot.
Text to text
Is almost as long as the original text
paraphrasing