Carl's+Reveiw+Terms

Concept Review: Seventh Grade  Concept Definition Example Analogy: A cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. Metaphor : To compare a noun to another without using the words "//like//" or "//as//" Example: "//Your hair is white snow//" Simile: To compare a noun when using the words "//like//" or "//as//" Example: "//Your hair is as white as snow//" Idiom: is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made. Example: "//Your eyes are bigger than your stomach//" Personification: To take a non-living item and make it have human abilities. Example: "//The tree was dancing in the wind//" Hyperbole: To exaggerate Example: "//We have been walking for 1,000 hours//" (But it was really 10 minutes)

Concept Review: Seventh Grade  Concept Definition Example Analogy a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based. Example: The analogy between the heart and a pump. Metaphor: Simile: Idiom: Personification: Hyperbole: Root words: Affixes: Word meanings: • Definition • Example • Restate • Contrast Textbooks: Newspapers: Signs: Instruction manuals: Atlas: Almanac: Encyclopedia: Cause and effect: Author’s argument/ Point of view/ Perspective: Technical directions: Consumer and workplace documents: Author’s evidence: Bias: Stereotyping: Short story: Novella: Novel: Essay: Plot: Foreshadowing: Characterization: Theme: First Person: Third Person omniscient: Third Person Limited: Subjective Point of View: Objective Point of view: Transitions: Anecdotes: Descriptions: Facts: Statistics: Examples: Note-taking: Outlining: Summarizing: Paraphrasing/rephrasing: Bibliography: In-text citation: Revise for organization: Revise for word choice: Beginning/middle/end: Conflict/resolution: Rising action: Climax: Denouement: Major and minor characters: Setting: Dialogue: Suspense: Narrative action: Organize around clear ideas and images: Card catalog: Magazine: Newspaper: Dictionary: Footnotes: Support and proposition: Reader’s concern: Counter argument: Main idea: Significant details: Modifiers: Active voice: Infinitives: Participles: Pronouns and antecedents: Parts of speech: Structure and types of sentences: Pronoun reference: Quotation marks: Commas: Dependent and independent clauses: Hyphens: Dashes: Brackets: Semicolons: capitalization: