Figurative Language
A comparison between two different things using like or as
What is a Simile?
The definition of theme is this.
What is the main message or idea of a work of literature, art, music or movie?
"The dog laid down." This is an example of which:
A: Simple
B: Compound
C: Complex
D: Compound-Complex:
What is A (Simple)?
"Elaine answers the phone." Is the sentence in..
A: Active
B: Passive
A: Active (Elaine is the one completing the action).
This is a conclusion made when you combine clues from the text with what you already know. It is also not stated directly.
What is an inference?
Giving a non-human human characteristics, like a tree or a plant, is also known as this.
What is Personification?
The classic tale of "The Tortoise and the Hare" has the theme of this.
"He enjoys walking __ his dog enjoys running." This is the conjunction that fills in the blank.
What is but or however?
"Michael was watched by the figure." The voice style of this sentence is this.
What is Passive voice
What is the difference between an inference and a prediction?
An inference has evidence to back it up while a prediction is a guess on what will happen in the future.
"He is faster than lightning" This is an example of this.
What is a Hyperbole?
This is a summary of "The Golden Touch",
King Midas, a wealthy but greedy king, was granted a wish to turn everything he touched into gold. He was originally thrilled, Midas’s joy turned to horror when his food, drink, and daughter were transformed into solid gold. He begged for the curse to be removed."
The theme of this story is what?
Answers may vary, but must be related to "Be Careful What You Wish For", or "Appreciate what you have".
"She likes the house because of the memories." The dependent clause is this part of the sentence.
What is "Of the memories"?
"By next month, the company will have finished the new building." The voice style this sentence is in.
What is Active Voice?
Read the following,
Maya glanced at the clock for the third time in five minutes. She tapped her pencil against the desk and kept looking toward the window. When the phone finally rang, she jumped up before the first ring finished, nearly knocking over her chair.
How is Maya feeling?
Impatience or Anxiousness
"The slithery, sly snake sneaked into the room" is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is Alliteration?
Many children folktales, like Little Red Riding Hood and Baba Yaga (if you're Russian), were made to warn children about this.
"I would love to travel the world after I finish with school." This is an example of this.
A: Simple
B: Complex
C: Compound
What is B Complex?
"The run-down house was passed by all of the cars." What is the voice of this sentence?
What is Passive Voice?
Here is an excerpt from a book called "Wonder".
"I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I mean, sure, I do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have an XBox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess. And I feel ordinary. Inside. But I know ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. I know ordinary kids don’t get stared at wherever they go."
Based on this excerpt, what can you infer about the narrator?
A. The narrator is very tall for his age.
B. The narrator has a facial difference or physical condition that is visibly unusual.
C. The narrator wears clothing that other kids find strange.
D. The narrator is extremely shy and avoids other children.
B. The narrator has a facial difference or physical condition that is visibly unusual. (He says that other kids are scared of him or judge him.)
A type of figurative language that references another person, place or thing. Some references are literary, biblical and historical.
What is an Allusion?
The three little pigs, (if you don't remember, use this as a reference:)
"Three little pigs were building houses. The first two pigs built a house of straw & sticks, then went off to play. The third pig worked hard to build his house instead of playing. When the wolf came, he destroyed the first two pigs' houses. However, the third house stayed up (and sometimes the pigs ate the wolf)."
,has a theme of this.
What is "Hard work pays off"?
A: Compound
B: Complex
C: Compound-Complex
What is C (Compound-Complex)?
The difference between active and passive voice is this
What is Active voice is when the subject performs the action, while passive voice is when the subject receives the action?
Read this excerpt from the book "Because of Winn-Dixie"
The dog went running over to the manager, wagging his tail and smiling. He stood up on his hind legs. You could tell that all he wanted to do was get face to face with the manager and thank him for the good time he was having in the produce department, but somehow he ended up knocking the manager over. And the manager must have been having a bad day, because lying there on the floor, right in front of everybody, he started to cry. The dog leaned over him, real concerned, and licked his face.
(Choose TWO Answers)
What can you infer about the manager and the dog
A. The manager has a fear of dogs.
B. The manager loves dogs.
C. The manager feels indifferent about dogs.
D. The dog is dangerous
E. The dog is friendly
F. The dog is hungry.
A & E. (The manager is crying because of the dog. The dog is wagging its tail and licking the manager's face.)