Vocabulary Terms Nov. 16th-20th

What does alliteration mean?

• The most important point the author makes

• Tell how two or more things are alike

• Repetition of initial consonant sounds

• Exaggeration

What does the word tone mean?

• The lesson or the moral of the story

• Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

• To make known

• Exaggeration

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Details in the text that support a conclusion

• Difference between things

• A comparison without using like or as

What is imagery?

• The writer's position on an issue or problem

• The author's method of organizing text

• To make known

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

What does the term reveal mean?

• To make known

• Exaggeration

• To tell how two or more things are alike

• The difference between things

What is figurative language?

• A comparison without using like or as

• The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• Details in the text that supports a conclusion

• Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling

What is mood?

• A feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

• The perspective from which which a story is told

• The author's method of organizing text

• To make known

What does it mean to compare?

• To tell how two or more things are alike

• The lesson or moral of the story

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• The most important point the author makes

What is textual evidence?

• Difference between things

• Repetition of initial consonant sounds

• The author's method of organizing text

• Details in the text that support a conclusion

What is a claim?

• The attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

• To make known

• The writer's position on an issue or problem

• To tell how two or more things are alike