Unit 2C Vocabulary Words

Front

Author’s Purpose

Back

The reason the author writes a text (Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, Describe).

Front

Figurative Language

Back

Language that is not intended to be taken literally; it uses imagery and metaphors.

Front

Homophones

Back

Words that sound the same, but have different meanings and spellings.

Front

Idiom

Back

An expression that has a different meaning from its literal meaning.

Front

Onomatopoeia

Back

The use of words that sound like what they mean. (Ex: Beep, Ring, Bang).

Front

Simile

Back

The comparison of two things using the words like or as.