Words comparing two things and the words like or as are used. An example would be - The student was as quiet as a mouse.

An ending added to a root word. For example, adding less to the root word care - careless.

Stories told from the point of view of someone not in the story. Such as when a narrator tells the story.

A brief description of what's been read that focuses primarily on the main idea and not details.

Reading a passage and putting the information into your own words.

Comparing two things but without using like or as. That class is a group of clowns.

A word with the same or similar meaning as another word. (excellent, superior, outstanding)

The category of a paticular writing. Such as fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography etc.

The written tool of persuasion where an author only gives one side of the story and doesn't include any opposing details or evidence.

The best reference tool to use if you are wanting to know the details about the white tailed deer.

Language that is written to appeal to the reader's senses. The breeze sounded like a soft whistle in my ear..

Words such as invalid, invalid / minute, minute / object, object / tear, tear are all examples.

When one pattern of sound is used in a poem such as, Silly sally sells sea shells by the seashore

The word "better" in the sentence, The new diet drinks taste better than any of the past, is an example

Can be used as a way to outline information and sort ideas visually before attempting to write an essay or research paper. An example would be a bubble map.

An exaggeration or overstatement such as, This weekend has taken a year to get here.

The word, complicate, within the word uncomplicated

Expresses the main idea of a paragraph and is usually the first sentence.

Examples would be "keep your chin up" don't make a "mountain out of a molehill" he's feeling a little "under the weather"

An example would be the use of shocking images of car wrecks, injured teenagers and sobbing teens are used to promote the idea of not drinking on prom night.

Examples would be Bang! Pow! Boom!

Used to describe words such as above/below, hot/cold, easy/difficult, fast/slow, enter/exit

When you use clues and facts to make a guess about what is going to happen in any type of reading passage.

The four parts are the conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution

The people or animals in a story and the words they speak.