Important Leap Words 2025

Hyperbole

• A literary device that uses understatement for effect.

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things.

• A type of narrative that tells a story in a straightforward manner.

Main Idea

• The main theme of a story.

• The one thing the whole paragraph or paper is about.

• A summary of the entire text.

• The conclusion drawn from the text.

Figurative Language

• Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

• Language that is straightforward and clear in meaning.

• Language that uses only literal expressions without any embellishments.

• Language that is used exclusively in poetry and not in prose.

Imagery

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses. (Paints a picture using words)

• A type of figurative language that uses exaggeration.

• A literary device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds.

• A narrative technique that focuses on character development.

Perspective

• A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

• A method of analyzing data in research.

• A visual representation of a three-dimensional object on a two-dimensional surface.

• A philosophical theory about the nature of reality.

Metaphor

• A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of analogy that uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A figure of speech that describes something by comparing it to something else using 'like' or 'as'.

Mood

• The emotional state of a character in a story.

• The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

• The plot twist that occurs in a narrative.

• The setting of a story, including time and place.

Simile

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

• A statement that contradicts itself but reveals a truth.

• A comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Structure

• The physical appearance of a text

• The arrangement of the text or how it is built

• The emotional tone of the text

• The length of the text

Tone

• The author's attitude toward the subject.

• The emotional response of the reader.

• The setting of the story.

• The main theme of the narrative.