front 1 Key detail | back 1 important ideas within a text that support, prove, or clarify the main idea |
front 2 Claim | back 2 state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. |
front 3 Summary | back 3 a short statement that summarizes or informs the audience of the main ideas of a longer piece of writing. |
front 4 Trait | back 4 a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person. |
front 5 Motive | back 5 a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious. |
front 6 Perspective | back 6 a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. |
front 7 Theme | back 7 the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic |
front 8 Main idea | back 8 A general statement about the paragraph (or reading selection) |
front 9 Moral | back 9 a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information, or an experience. |
front 10 Topic | back 10 a matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject. |
front 11 Simile | back 11 a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as |
front 12 Metaphor | back 12 a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them |
front 13 Personification | back 13 the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
front 14 Hyperbole | back 14 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
front 15 Counterclaim | back 15 a claim for relief filed against an opposing party after the original claim is filed |