front 1 Key detail | back 1 A Key Detail is a major supporting concept of a paragraph, section of text, or story. |
front 2 Summary | back 2 a brief statement or account of the main points of something. |
front 3 Trait | back 3 a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person. |
front 4 Motive | back 4 a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious. |
front 5 Perspective | back 5 a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. |
front 6 Theme | back 6 the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
front 7 Main idea (literature) | back 7 the point that a writer is trying to make about the topic |
front 8 Moral | back 8 concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character. |
front 9 Topic | back 9 a matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject. |
front 10 Simile | back 10 A comparison from one thing to another using like or as. |
front 11 Metaphor | back 11 a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
front 12 Personification | back 12 the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form |
front 13 Hyperbole | back 13 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
front 14 Claim | back 14 state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. |
front 15 Counterclaim | back 15 a claim made to rebut a previous claim. |