English Benchmark #2 - 10 grade

Simile

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

Body Paragraph identifying and the opposing argument

ACQC

Body Paragraph supporting your argument

ACQC

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds

Imagery

Represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

Conclusion

Restate thesis, overview of body paragraphs, final statement

Introduction

Theme statement, background, thesis statement

Hyperbole

extreme exaggeration

Onomatopoeia

sound words

Personification

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

Foreshadowing

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot