Midterm Flashcards

Front

Give a brief statement of the main points of (something)

Back

Summarize

Front

Most intense moment of the story; turning point

Back

Climax

Front

The most important idea or claim the author communicates in a text

Back

Central Idea

Front

A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

Back

Theme

Front

A group of words WITH a subject and a verb

Back

Clause

Front

A group of words

Back

Phrase

Front

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

Back

Analogy

Front

Exaggeration

Back

Hyperbole

Front

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Back

Simile

Front

A comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use “like” or “as”

Back

Metaphor