Reading Foundation

2. the use of vivid, sensory-rich language in literature and art to create mental images, evoking sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings
4. figure of speech that assigns human qualities, emotions, or actions to inanimate objects
7. the naming of a thing or action by creating a word that it imitates
10. Progressive describes an action happening now or a temporary, ongoing action.
13. pairs of conjunctions—such as either/or, neither/nor
15. Tense a verb form indicating a completed action or state that occurred before a specific time
16. the rhythm and speed at which a story unfolds
17. Pronoun a pronoun (such as it, they, this, that, which, she, him) that does not have a clear, specific noun

1. a word or phrase that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause
3. connects two closely related independent clauses
5. a punctuation mark used to join words or syllables
6. comparison not using "like or as"
8. Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
9. group of words consisting of a preposition
10. a word used to substitute for a noun or noun phrase (e.g., I, she, he, you, it, we, they)
11. a figure of speech that directly compares two different things to create a vivid image, usually employing the words "like" or "as"
12. verb forms that function as adjectives to modify nouns or pronouns and help form complex verb tenses
14. figure of speech that directly compares two different things to create a vivid image, usually employing the words "like" or "as"