Words with similar meanings
Figurative language used to create word pictures
Events that give a reader background information needed to understand a story
Explanation of the way the facts, details, and/or examples in a paragraph or essay support the topic sentence
A sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
A third-person point of view in which the narrator is all-knowing
Designed to get a readers attention in an introduction
Words or information that appeal to the five senses
The turning point or the high point of a story
In writing, evidence, facts, examples, that support the topic sentence
Words with opposite meanings
Quotations, summaries, or paraphrases from text passages to support a position
A struggle between opposing forces
A logical guess or conclusion based on prior experience
Major events that develop the plot of a story and lead to the climax
Conversation between characters
To combine elements from different sources to create, express, or support a new idea
The process of evaluating a written piece to improve coherence and use of language